Mabamba Bay

Mabamba Bay
Mabamba Bay
Coordinates0°5′N 32°20′E / 0.083°N 32.333°E / 0.083; 32.333
Basin countriesUganda
Surface area16,500 hectares (64 sq mi)
Surface elevation1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
Official nameMabamba Bay Wetland System
Designated15 September 2006
Reference no.1638

Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje. It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species. Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda).