Uganda Habitat Guide

Most of Uganda is plateau with mountains in the eastern parts. The land varies from semi desert in the northeast to the lush and fertile shores of Lake Victoria, the Ruwenzori mountains in the west and the beautiful mountainous southwest. The country is 900m above sea level, sloping from South to North.

Uganda has abundant rainfall making it possible for the people to be involved in large-scale agriculture. Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile, which flow through much of the country, provide the much needed water for the plains.

The country has a rich and varied wildlife and evergreen and lush vegetation. Baboons, elephants, gorillas, leopards, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks, buffaloes, hyenas and hippopotamuses dot the landscape. Uganda is famous for its Gorilla Parks – the Bwindi National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.