About Ssese Islands.

The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of eighty-four islands in the northwest of Lake Victoria, Uganda, in the nation's Kalangala District. About forty-three of the islands are inhabited. The islands vary in size from less than 10,000 square metres, to over 40 kilometres in length for the largest island, Buggala.

The islands lie in two main groups, separated by the Kkome Channel. The south west group is home to Buggala, site of the islands' main town, Kalangala, home to the district headquarters, while other islands include Bubeke, Bufumira, Bugaba, Bukasa, Buyova, Funve and Serinya. The main islands in the north east group are Damba, Kkome and Luwaji.

The Ssese Islands are inhabited by the Bantu speaking Bassese tribe, closely related to the Baganda and the Basoga, and speaking a similar, though distinct language. In ancient times the islands were one of the most important spiritual centres of the region.

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