UGANDA PROTECTORATE. 293 



M. UGANDA PROTECTORATE. 



(See sketch map on page 203.) 



1. General Notes. 



The Uganda Protectorate is situated between the 1st degree 

 south and the 5th degree north latitude, and the 30th and 36th 

 degree eastern longitude. Its area is given as 109,119 square 

 niiles, of which 16,377 are water; its population as 3,361,117, 

 giving an average of 31 people to the square mile. 



Topography. — The dominant features of the country are the 

 mountain ranges on the west, north and east. In the west the 

 Rewenzori rises to a height of 16,794 feet. The range in the 

 north reaches its greatest height in Mount Agora, with 9,400 feet. 

 On the east. Mount Elgon rises to 14,140 feet. A series of ridges 

 and foothills project for many miles into the lower levels, the 

 country being generally undulating, broken up by hills, rivers and 

 swamps. There are several large lakes in the country, most of 

 which are navigable. 



The soil of the country is generally fertile, much of it consisting 

 of a deep ferruginous loam and black cotton soil. 



Climate. — The climate is, on the whole, very pleasant, though 

 not exactly a " white man's country." The Nile valley is hot, 

 but the temperature on the mountain ranges is cool and even 

 cold, and varies little throughout the year. For most districts 

 the average temperature seems to move between 60 and 80 degrees. 

 The average rainfall of 43 stations is 53 inches, but it varies 

 generally between 25 and 70 inches. Entebbe has a fall of 

 57 inches with a mean temperature of 70 degrees. 



2. Main Types of Forests. 



The forests are said to be fairly well distributed over the country 

 but the information regarding them is very meagre. No attempt 

 has been made to arrange them into specific types. Certain 

 forests and various species are mentioned, the more important of 

 which seem to be : — 



Minzero Forest, about 50 square miles, near Lake Victoria ; 

 species : Podocarpus gracilior, Baikece eminii, Xylohia eminii, 

 Mimusops cuneifolia, Mcesopsis berchemoides, Alstonia congensis 

 and Parinarium excelsum. 



