Eastern Region

Summary

Eastern Region is a region of Uganda^[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_uganda category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eastern Region is located in Uganda^[3].
• Eastern Region is in the country of Uganda^[4].
• Eastern Region is on the body of water Lake Victoria^[5].
• Eastern Region is on the body of water Lake Kyoga^[6].
• Eastern Region's instance of is recorded as region of Uganda^[7].
• Eastern Region's capital is recorded as Jinja^[8].
• Eastern Region's shares border with is recorded as Central Region^[9].
• Eastern Region's shares border with is recorded as Northern Region^[10].
• Eastern Region's shares border with is recorded as Kenya^[11].
• Eastern Region's locator map image is recorded as Uganda - Eastern.svg^[12].
• Eastern Region's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as UG-E^[13].
• Eastern Region's Commons category is recorded as Eastern Region, Uganda^[14].
• Eastern Region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3771602^[15].
• Eastern Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0.41666667, 'lon': 33.2}^[16].
• Eastern Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rsn7h^[17].
• Eastern Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eastern Region, Uganda^[18].
• Eastern Region's page banner is recorded as WV banner Eastern Uganda Village in rural Mbale.jpg^[19].
• Eastern Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+11403222'}^[20].
• Eastern Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+9042422'}^[21].
• Eastern Region's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Eastern Region, Uganda^[22].
• Eastern Region's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8260673^[23].
• Eastern Region's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1143'}^[24].
• Eastern Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39478.8'}^[25].
• Eastern Region's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007567525705171^[26].

Body

Geography

Eastern Region is in the country of Uganda^[4]. It is located in Uganda^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Victoria^[5], a lake^[27], in Tanzania^[28] and Lake Kyoga^[6], a polymictic lake^[29], in Uganda^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Eastern Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39478.8'}^[25]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1143'}^[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11403222'}^[20] and {'amount': '+9042422'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Eastern Region's instance of is recorded as region of Uganda^[7].

Why It Matters

Eastern Region draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_uganda category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]