| Lake Victoria ((in)Lake victoria, (sw) Ziwa Viktoria) | |
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| Lake Victoria seen from space | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Kenya  Uganda  Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Region (s) | Western Kenya Eastern Uganda Central Uganda North East Tanzania Northwest Tanzania |
| Bowl | Nile |
| Food | Kagera, Katonga, Mara, Nzoia, Ruvyironza, Sondu-Miriu, Yala |
| Emissary | White Nile |
| Area | 68 100 km² |
| Maximum depth | 83 m |
| Average depth | 40 m |
| Altitude | 1 131,7 m |
| He is) | 3 000 |
| Main island (s) | Mfangano, Rubondo, Rusinga, Sese, Ukerewe |
| Fish population | Nile tilapia, Nile perch, Haplochromis, protoptera, catfish |
| Other stands | Nile crocodile, freshwater turtle, Nile monitor lizard, hippopotamus, antelope, impala, vociferous eagle, Senegalese kingfish |
| Location | |
 0 ° 59 ′ 24 ″ S 32 ° 55 ′ 48 ″ E | |
the lake victoria, which is the second largest body of freshwater on Earth after the Lake Superior in North America, is bordered by the Kenya, the'Uganda and the Tanzania. Its most distant tributary, which is also the most distant source of the Nile, is the Rukarara which originates in Rwanda and its outlet, the White Nile, it is located at Jinja in Uganda. The lake contains around 450 species of fish, 302 of which are endemic.
Understand
The lake is called Lake victoria in English and Ziwa Viktoria Where Viktoria Nyanza or Ziwa Nyanza in swahili. Given its area, it also bears a number of local names:
- Nam Lolwe in luo to Kenya ;
- Nalubaale in luganda in Uganda ;
- Nyanza in Kinyarwanda in Uganda and in Tanzania ;
- Nyaza Where Ukerewe in soukouma in Tanzania.
Regions
The lake is divided between three countries and five regions:
- to North-east : Western Kenya
- North : Eastern Uganda
- north and north-west: Central Uganda
- to the west and south-west: North East Tanzania
- At the South-East : Northwestern Tanzania
Cities
The six largest cities, in alphabetical order, are:
- 1 Bukoba – Northwest Tanzania, 86,022 inhab. (2011).
- 2 Jinja – Eastern Uganda, 89,700 inhab. (2011).
- 3 Kampala – Central Uganda and capital ofUganda, 1,507,080 inhab. (2014).
- 4 Kisumu – Western Kenya, 567,963 inhab. (2019).
- 5 Musoma – North East Tanzania, 134,327 inhab. (2012).
- 6 Mwanza – Northwestern Tanzania, 706,543 inhab. (2012).
Other destinations
- 1 Thimlich Ohinga (Western Kenya) –
Stone enclosure measuring from 1 to 10 foot thick and from 1 to 4.2 meters of height built without primer or mortar. The oldest remains of this fortress have more than 500 years. - 2 Lake Kanyaboli National Reserve (Yala Swamp) (Western Kenya) – The largest swamp on Lake Victoria and the oldest source of the Nile.
- 3 Source of the Nile (Eastern Uganda)
- 4 Rubondo Island National Park (Rubondo Island National Park) (Northwest Tanzania)
- 5 Serengeti National Park (North East Tanzania) –
