Kara (ethnic group)
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The Kara are an ethnic and linguistic group mainly based in the Ukerewe District, in the Tanzania
n section of Lake Victoria
(Ukara Island
, Ukerewe Island
, southeastern shore of the lake). In 1987 the Kara population was estimated to number 86,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n section of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....
(Ukara Island
Ukara Island
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....
, Ukerewe Island
Ukerewe Island
Ukerewe is the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest inland island in Africa, with an area of approximately 530 km². Part of Tanzania, and location of the Ukerewe District, it is situated 45 km north of Mwanza to which it is linked by ferry, but a shorter vehicle ferry crossing of only...
, southeastern shore of the lake). In 1987 the Kara population was estimated to number 86,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.