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Busia

Eastern Africa

Busia is a populated place in Busia County, Kenya, which the census tables compiled by City Population place in the former Western Province. GeoNames locates it at 0.46 degrees north and 34.11 degrees east, at about 1222 metres above sea level, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, which is UTC+03:00. The 2019 census counted 71,886 inhabitants, against 39,076 at the 2009 census, a rise to about 1.8 times the earlier figure in ten years. Its earliest census figure in that table is 1,057 inhabitants in 1969.

Facts
Population
71,886 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
1222 2
Latitude
0.46005 degrees north 2
Longitude
34.11169 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Has Capital

Busia County, States or Territories
Source Busia County (Wikipedia)

Largest City

Busia County, States or Territories
Source Busia County (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Table row, population of the 2019-08-24 census
    WE 1,057 5,266 20,781 30,777 39,076 71,886
  • Table row, census date 2019-08-24
    WE 1,057 5,266 20,781 30,777 39,076 71,886
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2. GeoNames: Busia
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 71,886
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone Africa/Nairobi
  • GeoNames page, SRTM3 elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 1222 m
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates 0.46005, 34.11169
  • SRTM3 elevation
    SRTM3 1222 m
  • Part Of: Kenya, GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
  • On Continent: Africa, GeoNames page, breadcrumb
    Africa › Kenya KE
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
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3. Busia, Kenya (Wikipedia)
Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
Busia is a town in Kenya.
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
0.25 34.25 Af
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Busia County (Wikipedia)
  • Has Capital: Busia County, Lead, capital
    The capital and largest town is Busia, Kenya.
  • Largest City: Busia County, Lead, largest town
    The capital and largest town is Busia, Kenya.
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