Uganda Genealogy

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Africa

Uganda

Guide to Uganda ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Uganda is a country in Africa bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). The official languages are Swahili and English.

Uganda Online Genealogy Records

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Uganda Map

Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Uganda.

Regions

Uganda is divided into four administrative regions with 111 recently formed districts and the capital city of Kampala.
Uganda contains the following regions:

• Central Region (23 Districts, capital city Kampala)
• Eastern Region (32 Districts)
• Northern Region (30 Districts)
• Western Region (26 Districts)