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Hindus are a tiny minority in the total Ugandan population of about 27 million. The official demographics lists Christians and Muslims separately, but includes Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists and traditional African religions as others. Approximately 65% of the South Asians living in Uganda are Hindus. [3] There is a Swaminarayan temple in ...
Ethnic group Indians in Uganda Total population 15,000 (2003) Regions with significant populations Kampala and Jinja Languages Swahili, English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, other Indian languages Religion Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, etc. Related ethnic groups Others of the Indian diaspora There is a sizable community of the Indian diaspora and people ...
Thousands of Indians returned to Uganda starting in 1986 when Yoweri Museveni assumed power. [citation needed] Museveni criticised Amin's policies and invited the Indians to return. [30] [11] According to Museveni, "Gujaratis have played a lead role in Uganda's social and industrial development. I knew that this community can do wonders for my ...
Christianity is the predominant religion in Uganda. According to the 2024 census, Approximately 82 percent of the population was Christian, while around 13 percent of the population adhered to Islam , making it the largest minority religion. [ 2 ]
India–Uganda relations are bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Uganda. India and Uganda established diplomatic relations in 1965 and each maintain a High Commission in the other's capital. The Indian High Commission in Kampala has concurrent accreditation to Burundi. Uganda hosts a large Indian community and ...
Pages in category "Hinduism in Uganda" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police have arrested another five people and discovered five more explosives around the capital Kampala in a bombing plot linked to an Islamist rebel group, the force said.
In Uganda, the kanzu [27] 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 gomesi. [28] 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 ...