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Kagera and Region
* Northern-most point-unnamed point on the border with Uganda in the Kagera river immediately east of the Ugandan town of Kikagati, Kagera Region
Category: Populated places in the Kagera Region
In 2002 one region changed its name, Ziwa Magharibi Region ( West Lake Region ) became Kagera Region.
Location of Kagera Region in Tanzania
Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania, known as West Lake Region before June 1979.
Kagera Region is situated in the northwestern corner of Tanzania.
Kagera Region shares borders with Uganda to the north, Rwanda and Burundi to the west, the Kigoma Region to the south and Geita Region to the East.
The region is known for its agriculture, it's beautiful lush landscapes as well as having thousands of different species of wildlife, most of the animals that can be seen in the Serengeti can also be seen in the Kagera Region in different parts of the region at different times of the year.
Kagera Region lies just South of the equator between 1 ° 00 ' and 2 ° 45 ' south latitudes.
Kagera Region covers a total area of 40, 838 km².
However, Kagera Region maintains the same number of district after Karagwe has been divided into two: Karagwe and Kyerwa.
For a period of about five centuries Kagera Region were split into nine different kingdoms with a highly hierarchical society.
Kagera Region comprises five Administrative Districts: Bukoba, Muleba, Karagwe, Biharamulo and Ngara.
* United Republic of Tanzania: Kagera Region
* Kagera Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
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Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north, Masaka District to the northeast, Kalangala District to the east, the Kagera Region in the Republic of Tanzania to the south, Isingiro District to the southwest and Kiruhura District to the northwest.

Kagera and Biharamulo
Kagera comprises eight administrative districts: Bukoba Urban, Bukoba Rural, Misenyi, Muleba, Karagwe, Kyerwa, Ngara and Biharamulo.
Before year 2000, Kagera region comprised six districts: Bukoba Urban, Bukoba Rural, Muleba, Karagwe, Ngara and Biharamulo.

Kagera and Burigi
is covered by waters of Lake Victoria, Lakes Ikimba, Burigi, and Ngono and Kagera rivers.

Kagera and reserves
Elands can be found in many National Parks and reserves today, including Nairobi and Tsavo National Park, Masai Mara NR, Kenya ; Serengeti, Ruaha and Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania ; Kagera National Park, Rwanda ; Nyika National Park, Malawi ; Luangwa Valley and Kafue National Park, Zambia ; Hwange and Matobo National Park, Tuli Safari Area, Zimbabwe ; Kruger National Park, Giant's Castle and Suikerbosrand NR, South Africa.

Kagera and National
From the confluence, the Kagera flows north along the Rwanda-Tanzania border, over Rusumo Falls and through Akagera National Park.

Kagera and situated
Bukoba, Kagera Region's capital, is a fast growing town situated on the shore of Lake Victoria.

Kagera and on
Burundi and Rwanda dispute sections of border on the Akanyaru / Kanyaru and the Kagera / Nyabarongo rivers, which have changed course since the 1960s, when the boundary was delimited ; cross-border conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces persist in the Great Lakes region.
Burundi and Rwanda dispute sections of border on the Akanyaru / Kanyaru and the Kagera / Nyabarongo rivers, which have changed course since the 1960s, when the boundary was delimited ; cross-border conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces persist in the Great Lakes region.
In 1979 Tanzania declared war on Uganda after the Soviet-backed Uganda invaded and tried to annex the northern Tanzanian province of Kagera.
Dissent within Uganda and Amin's attempt to annex the Kagera province of Tanzania in 1978 led to the Uganda – Tanzania War and the demise of his eight-year regime-leading Amin to flee to exile first to Libya, then to Saudi Arabia where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003.
The largest stream flowing into this lake is the Kagera River, the mouth of which lies on the lake's western shore.
The Rusumo Falls border crossing over the Kagera River: Tanzania is on the left, Rawanda on the right.
The Kagera River, which flows into Lake Victoria near the Tanzanian town of Bukoba, is the longest feeder river for Lake Victoria, although sources do not agree on which is the longest tributary of the Kagera and hence the most distant source of the Nile itself.
Amin accused Nyerere of waging war against Uganda, and, hoping to divert attention from his internal troubles and rally Uganda against the foreign adversary, Amin invaded Tanzanian territory and formally annexed a section across the Kagera River boundary on November 1, 1978.
During the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, the Kagera was used to dispose of corpses as thousands of Tutsis and Hutu political moderates were murdered on the river banks.

Kagera and .
In October 1978, Gaddafi sent Libyan troops to aid Idi Amin in the Uganda-Tanzania War when Amin tried to annex the northern Tanzanian province of Kagera, and Tanzania counterattacked.
Combined, these rivers contribute far more water to the lake than does the largest single inflowing river, the Kagera, which enters the lake from the west.
" The Kagera forms part of the Rwanda – Tanzania and Tanzania – Uganda borders before flowing into Lake Victoria.
Paleolithic evidence of human activity in Uganda goes back to at least 50, 000 years, and perhaps as far as 100, 000 years, as shown by the Acheulean stone tools recovered from the former environs of Lake Victoria, which were exposed along the Kagera River valley, chiefly around Nsonezi.
It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District.
Bukoba is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League by football club Kagera Sugar.
The Kagera Falls lie near the town.
It is possible to arrive in Kagera by air from Mwanza, road from Rwanda or Uganda or by ferry from Mwanza.

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