Busia

Busia is a town in . It is the capital and largest town of . Busia has about 52,000 residents and an elevation of 1,222 metres.
  • Type: Town with 52,000 residents
  • Description: town in Western Kenya
  • Also known as: “Busia, Kenya”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Busia Airport.

Aerodrome
is an in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busia and Mbweka.

is a border town in and .

Village
is a settlement in 's . is situated 4½ km east of Busia.

Busia

Latitude
0.4644° or 0° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
34.1111° or 34° 6′ 40″ east
Population
52,000
Elevation
1,222 metres (4,009 feet)
UN/LOCODE
KE BUS
Open location code
6GGPF476+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Busia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوسيا”
  • Asturian: “Busia”
  • Catalan: “Busia”
  • Chinese: “布西亚”
  • Chinese: “布西亞”
  • Danish: “Busia (Kenya)”
  • Danish: “Busia”
  • Dutch: “Busia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوسيا”
  • Finnish: “Busia (Kenia)”
  • Finnish: “Busia”
  • French: “Busia”
  • Fulah: “Busia”
  • Georgian: “ბუსია”
  • German: “Busia”
  • Indonesian: “Busia”
  • Italian: “Busia”
  • Japanese: “ブシア”
  • Kikuyu: “Busia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Busia”
  • Norwegian: “Busia”
  • Persian: “بوسیا”
  • Polish: “Busia”
  • Portuguese: “Busia”
  • Romanian: “Busia, Kenya”
  • Romanian: “Busia”
  • Russian: “Бусиа”
  • Slovenian: “Busia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بوسیا، کنیا”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بوسیا”
  • Spanish: “Busia”
  • Swahili: “Busia, Kenya”
  • Swahili: “Busia”
  • Swedish: “Busia, Kenya”
  • Swedish: “Busia”
  • Tagalog: “Busia, Kenya”
  • Tagalog: “Busia”
  • Ukrainian: “Бусіа”
  • Urdu: “بوسیا، کینیا”
  • Urdu: “بوسیا”
  • Zulu: “Busia, Khenya”

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Highlights: Works Stage Market and Mauko Market.

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