Entebbe, Uganda is a city of approximately 70,000 people located
on the northern side of Lake Victoria. Entebbe is located in a
tropical rainforest climate zone, and the temperature stays within
a band of 17*C to 25*C throughout the year. Entebbe is an important
commercial and transportation hub for Uganda, and the Entebbe
International Airport is the largest airport in Uganda. There are a
variety of tourist attractions in and around Entebbe. The National
Botanical Gardens is located in Entebbe, and visitors to the
National Botanical Gardens can see many of the important flora and
fauna found in the area. The gardens are divided into a number of
different zones representing climate zones found in Uganda and the
rest of Africa, and each zone features plants and animals found in
each zone. Entebbe is also the home of the Uganda Virus Research
Center. The research institution was established in 1936 as the
Yellow Fever Research Institute, and has since grown into one of
the most important scientific research institutions in Africa for
the study of communicable diseases. Today the institute plays a
vital role in clinical trials for a variety of communicable
diseases, including AIDS.
