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UGANDA'S CULTURE
''The culture of Uganda of Uganda is made up of different tribes. These include the Baganda, Banyankole, the Luo (Acholi), bakiga ,basoga, Bagwere

The Baganda covers the largest part of Uganda and they are located in the central Uganda.

THE BAGANDA
The Baganda ''are the largest single ethnic group in Uganda. They occupy the central part of Uganda and they are located in akingdom called Buganda kingdom.''

''The Baganda have their traditional leader locally known as the kabaka whom they respect so much. The Buganda's current kabaka is called Muwenda Mutebi''

''The Baganda occupy the central part of Uganda which was formerly the Buganda Province. They are found in the present districts of Kampala, Mpigi, Mukono, Masaka, Kalangala ,Rakai, Mubende, Luwero, Wakiso, Ssembabule, and Buikwe. They are a Bantu-speaking people and their language is called Luganda.''

Religion
''Christians make up 85.2 percent of Uganda's population. There were sizeable numbers of Sikhs and Hindus in the country until Asians were expelled in 1972 by Idi Amin, following an alleged dream, although many are now returning following an invitation from President Yoweri Museveni. Muslims make up 12 percent of Uganda's population.''

Sports
''.Foot ball is the national sport in Uganda. The Uganda National team, nicknamed "The Cranes" is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations and this team has promoted the respecting of Uganda.They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals. Their best finish in the African Cup of Nations was second in 1978.'' In cricket, Uganda was part of the East Africa team that qualified for the Cricket World Cup in 1975.

''There is also a national basketball league played by some professional players as well as college students and a few high school students. Uganda hosted a regional tournament in 2006, which its national team nicknamed The Silverbacks, won.''

.Language

''Uganda is ethnologically diverse, with at least 40 languages in usage. Luganda is the most common language. English and Swahili are the official languages of Uganda, even though English is more popular. Swahili, the East African lingua franca, is not widespread as a language though it was made an official national language in September 2005. Luganda, a language widespread in central Uganda, has been the official local language but education is conducted in English.''

Clothing
''In Uganda, the kanzus is the national dress of men in the country. Women from central and eastern Uganda wear a dress with a sash tied around the waist and large exaggerated shoulders called a ., Women from the west and north-west drape a long cloth around their waists and shoulders called suuka''. Women from the south-west wear a long baggy skirt and tie a short matching cloth across their shoulders c known as omushanana. Women also wear a floor-length dress called a busuti, which was introduced by the 19th-century missionaries. The people from northern Uganda also prefer wear beads The clothing is important