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Mbale, Eastern Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
MbaleDistrict
Eastern RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mbale76,493 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
31314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31314:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mbale, Est, Ouganda
German:
Distrikt Mbale, Ost-Region, Uganda
Italian:
Mbale, Regione orientale, Uganda
Russian:
Мбале, Восточная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
姆巴萊區, 東部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Mbale, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Mbale, Mkoa wa Mashariki, Uganda
Arabic:
مقاطعة مبالي, أوغندا
Bengali:
এম্বেল জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Danish:
Mbale District, Uganda
Dutch:
Mbale, Eastern, Oeganda
Finnish:
Mbalen kaupunginosa, Uganda
Galician:
Distrito Mbale, Uganda
Greek:
Μπάλε, Ανατολική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
એમ્બલે જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hindi:
बाले जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Mbale, Uganda
Japanese:
ムバレ県, 東部地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ಎಂಬಲೇ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
음발레 구, 동부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Mbales distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Mbalės apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Mbale, Yuganda
Malay:
Mbale District, Uganda
Marathi:
म्बले जिल्हा, युगांडा
Norwegian:
Mbale, Eastern, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Mbale, Uganda
Portuguese:
Mbale, Região Leste, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Mbale, Regiunea Estică, Uganda
Sinhalese:
එම්බලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Mbaledistriktet, Uganda
Tamil:
ம்பலே மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
ఎంబేల్ జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตมเบลลา, ยูกันดา
Turkish:
Mbale District, Doğu Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Мбале, Східна область, Уганда
Urdu:
مبالے ضلع, مشرقی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Mbale, Uganda


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augelite
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3
ⓘ Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'
Formula: Bi-Ca-Al-P-O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAugelite8.BE.05Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'-Bi-Ca-Al-P-O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbale_District
Wikidata ID:Q581822
GeoNames ID:443353

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