Buganda

Buganda
Traditional kingdom
Flag
Anthem: Ekitiibwa kya Buganda
Location of Buganda (red) in Uganda (pink).
Coordinates: 0°19′55″N 32°25′05″E / 0.33194°N 32.41806°E / 0.33194; 32.41806
Sovereign state	Uganda
Capital	Mengo
Government
• Type	Constitutional monarchy
• Body	Lukiiko
• Kabaka	Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
• Katikkiro (Prime Minister)	Charles Peter Mayiga
Area [1]
• Total	61,403.2 km2 (23,707.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (2002 census)[1]
• Total	6,575,425
• Estimate  (2021)	11,952,600[2]
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Founded by Kato Kintu	12th/13th/14th century
Protectorate of Uganda established	1894
Uganda gains independence from the United Kingdom	1962
Obote abolishes Uganda's traditional kingdoms	1967
Buganda re-established	1993
Website	www.buganda.or.ug

Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 million Baganda (singular Muganda; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan region, representing approximately 16% of Uganda's population.^[3][4]

Buganda's history includes unification during the 13th century by the first king Kato Kintu, the founder of Buganda's Kintu Dynasty, Buganda grew to become one of the largest and most powerful states in East Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. During the Scramble for Africa, and following unsuccessful attempts to retain its independence against British imperialism, Buganda became the center of the Uganda Protectorate in 1884; the name Uganda, the Swahili term for Buganda, was adopted by British officials. Under British rule, many Baganda acquired status as colonial administrators, and Buganda became a major producer of cotton and coffee.

In 1967, Uganda's first Prime Minister Milton Obote declared Uganda a republic,^[5] abolished all monarchs, parliament became the constituent assembly and later all political parties were outlawed, except UPC.

Following years of political turmoil, the kingdom that largely occupies a ceremonial role was officially restored in 1993 by Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement under Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda since 1986.

Since the restoration of the kingdom in 1993, the King of Buganda, known as the Kabaka, has been Muwenda Mutebi II. He is recognized as the 36th Kabaka of Buganda. The current queen, known as the Nnabagereka or Kaddulubale is Queen Sylvia Nagginda.^[6]