Central Region, Uganda

{{Short description|Region of Uganda}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Central

| other_name = Buganda

| settlement_type = Region

| pushpin_map = Uganda

| pushpin_image = Uganda - Central.svg

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Buganda Region in Uganda

| pushpin_label_position = none

| coordinates = {{Coord|00|19|N|032|35|E|type:admin1st_region:UG-C|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Uganda

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Central

| seat_type = Regional capital

| seat = Kampala

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{cite web | url = http://www.geohive.com/cntry/uganda.aspx | title = Uganda: Administrative units (source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics) | publisher = GeoHive | access-date = 18 June 2013}}

| area_total_km2 = 61403.2

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1200

| population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2014 census

| population_total = 9529227

| pop_est_as_of = 2011

| population_est = 8465400

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offet = +3

| iso_code = UG-C

| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2019)

| blank_info_sec1 = 0.605{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}
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The Central region is one of the four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was {{formatnum:9529227}}. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda.