Rakai District
E745079
Rakai District is a rural administrative district in southern Uganda known for its agricultural economy and its early prominence in the country’s HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rakai | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | district of Uganda ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Rakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Isingiro District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyotera District NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lwengo District NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyantonde District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlySpokenLanguage | Luganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cash crop farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rakai District Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderType | international land border with Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Rakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Baganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ Banyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHealthConcern |
HIV/AIDS
ⓘ
sexually transmitted infections ⓘ |
| hasMainEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
livestock keeping ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Kalisizo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyotera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly rural population ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus | HIV prevalence and transmission ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural district ⓘ |
| hasTransport | road network connecting to Masaka ⓘ |
| hosted | Rakai Project Study on HIV/AIDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRuralDistrict | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
early prominence in Uganda’s HIV/AIDS epidemic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Region, Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Buganda cultural region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producesCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ cassava ⓘ coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | district ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| wasKeyLocationIn | early HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda ⓘ |
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