Ukara Island

Ukara
	Ukara is 10 km north of Ukerewe, in the southeastern corner of Lake Victoria
	Ukara
Geography
Location	Lake Victoria
Coordinates	1°50′21″S 33°02′56″E / 1.839207°S 33.048935°E
Area	80 km2 (31 sq mi)
Administration
	Tanzania
Demographics
Population	16,000
Pop. density	200/km2 (500/sq mi)

Ukara is an island in Lake Victoria. Part of Tanzania, it is located 10 km north of Ukerewe Island, in the Ukerewe District, Mwanza Region. Also known as Bukara.^[1]

The island is notable for its unique indigenous system of labor-intensive mixed farming, using advanced agricultural techniques, and a correspondingly high population density.^[2]^[3]

On 20 September 2018, the MV Nyerere capsized near the island, killing hundreds of people, while plying its route from Ukerewe Island to Ukara Island.

References[]

^ "Slavery in Africa: historical and anthropological perspectives", edited by Suzanne Miers and Igor Kopytoff, Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1979, pp. 263, 276.
^ "The African husbandman", William Allan, LIT Verlag, 2004, pp. 199-206.
^ Tanzania: crisis and struggle for survival", Jannik Boesen, Nordic Africa Institute, 1986, pp. 109-110.

External links[]

Detailed map of Ukerewe and Ukara islands
Mwanza Guide commented photo gallery of Ukara Island
"Bukara", New York Times, June 20, 1920. Article on Ukara Island's economy.
"The Lesson of Ukara", E. Berton Spence, The Free Market (Ludwig von Mises Institute monthly), December 1999.

[1] "Slavery in Africa: historical and anthropological perspectives", edited by Suzanne Miers and Igor Kopytoff, Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1979, pp. 263, 276.

[2] "The African husbandman", William Allan, LIT Verlag, 2004, pp. 199-206.

[3] Tanzania: crisis and struggle for survival", Jannik Boesen, Nordic Africa Institute, 1986, pp. 109-110.

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Ukara Island

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