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TheSoga(also calledBasoga) are aBantuethnic group native to the kingdom ofBusogaineastern Uganda.[1][2]The Basoga live in Uganda's districts of Bugiri, Iganga, Jinja, Kamuli, and Mayuge (formerly known collectively as Busoga) though new districts were formed later like Luuka, Kaliro, Namayingo, Bugweri, Namutunba and Buyende. Situated in eastern Uganda immediately north of the equator, Busoga is bounded by Lake Kyoga to the north, the Victoria Nile to the west, the Mpologoma River to the east, and Lake Victoria to the south. Busoga is 3,443 square miles (8,920 square kilometers) in area, with a length of about 100 miles (160 kilometers) and a width of a little over 50 miles (80 kilometers). These natural boundaries have enabled Basoga to have a uniqueness of their own as a group.
Basoga | |
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| Total population | |
| 3.5million[3][4] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | |
| Languages | |
| Soga languageOlutenga, Olulamooji, Olusiki, Olukene | |
| Religion | |
| PredominatelyChristianityandTraditional African religions,MinorityIslam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bagwere,Bagandaandother Bantu peoples |
| Person | OmuSoga |
|---|---|
| People | AbaSoga |
| Language | OluSoga( Olutenga,Olulamooji,Olusiki,Olukene.) |
| Country | BuSoga |
History
editEarly contact with European explorers
editBusoga's written history began in 1862. On 28 JulyRoyal Geographical SocietyexplorerJohn Hanning Spekearrived atRipon Falls(near Jinja, where theVictoria Nileflows fromLake Victoriaand begins its descent toEgypt.Since Speke's route (inland from the East African coast) took him around the southern end ofLake Victoria,he approached Busoga from the west (through Buganda).[5][6]Having reached his goal (thesource of the Nile), he turned northward and followed the river downstream without exploring Busoga. He records, however, being told thatUsoga(Swahilifor Busoga) was an island (it is bordered on all four sides by water). According to the 2002 Census of Uganda, 16.2% of Basoga areRoman Catholic,46.2% areAnglican(Church of Uganda), 30.6% areMuslimand 3.7% arePentecostal.[7]
References
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- ^"Uganda".World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
- ^Uganda Bureau of Statistics."National Population and Housing Census 2024 - Main Report"(PDF).
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- ^"Population Composition"(PDF).ubos.org.Retrieved7 August2023.
6. Owe'k Alamanzan Jafar Kapata Busoga cultural heritage researcher since 2020 up to date