Kampala is the capital city of Uganda, in East Africa, not far from Lake Victoria. It is Uganda’s main city: government, business, and a large share of the country’s public life sit there.

Kampala is坎帕拉（Kampala）是 the capital city of Uganda, in East Africa,位於東非烏干達的首都， not far from Lake Victoria.離維多利亞湖不遠。 It is Uganda’s main city:這是烏干達的主要城市： government, business, and a large share of the country’s public life sit there.政府、商業，還有這個國家很大一部分的公共生活都在這裡。

The city is spread over a group of hills, which you will hear in travel writing and in how people describe getting across town. English uses Kampala as a place name with a capital K; “in Kampala” means in that city, and “Kampala” in a news story is often shorthand for Uganda’s government, the way people say “Taipei” for decisions made there.

The city is spread over a group of hills,這座城市座落在一群丘陵之上， which you will hear in travel writing and in how people describe getting across town.這一點你會在旅遊寫作裡，還有大家描述怎麼穿越市區時聽到。 English uses Kampala as a place name with a capital K;英文用Kampala當作地名，大寫K開頭； “in Kampala” means in that city,「in Kampala」的意思就是「在那座城市裡」， and “Kampala” in a news story is often shorthand for Uganda’s government,而新聞報導裡的「Kampala」，常常是烏干達政府的簡稱， the way people say “Taipei” for decisions made there.就像大家用「台北」來代稱在那裡做出的決策一樣。

The name comes from a Bantu language; the exact story of the name is not settled.

The name comes from a Bantu language;這個名字來自某種班圖語系的語言； the exact story of the name is not settled.確切的來源故事目前還沒有定論。