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Kampala, capital city, social hub and Uganda's largest Urban centre, 40km from Entebbe Airport. The bright modern feel of this bustling, cosmopolitan city reflects the ongoing economic growth and political stability that has characterised Uganda since 1986 and is complemented by the sloping spaciousness and runaway greenery of its garden setting. Just like Rome, Kampala is built on 7 hills. The beautiful fertile hills provide a living history, its definition and furnish unique points of orientation and identity. Kampala city derived its name from the luganda word kasozi ka mpala -"hill of antelopes" - which refers to the domestic Impala that cropped the lawns of Mengo during Mutesa's reign. In the first decade of the post-Independence era, Kampala was widely regarded to be the show piece of the East African community: a spacious garden city with a cosmopolitan atmosphere and bustling trade. It was a cultural and educational Centre, with Makerere University regarded as the academic heart of East Africa. The seven hills of Kampala comprise:
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