Bungoma

Bungoma town is the capital of Bungoma County in . It was established as a trading centre in the early 20th century. It is located in Kenya's fertile Western region and at the foot of , Kenya's second-highest mountain.
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Bungoma

Latitude
0.5705° or 0° 34′ 14″ north
Longitude
34.5603° or 34° 33′ 37″ east
Population
60,000
Elevation
1,427 metres (4,682 feet)
Open location code
6GGPHHC6+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5007479409
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
200067
Wiki­data ID
Q996851
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zulu—“Bungoma” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Bungoma
  • Catalan: Bungoma
  • Chinese: 奔戈馬
  • Chinese: 奔戈马
  • Dutch: Bungoma
  • Esperanto: Bungoma
  • Finnish: Bungoma
  • French: Bungoma
  • Fulah: Bungoma
  • Georgian: ბუნგომა
  • German: Bungoma
  • Italian: Bungoma
  • Japanese: ブンゴーマ
  • Japanese: ブンゴマ
  • Kikuyu: Bungoma
  • Lithuanian: Bungoma
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bungoma
  • Norwegian: Bungoma
  • Persian: بونگوما، کنیا
  • Persian: بونگوما
  • Polish: Bungoma
  • Romanian: Bungoma
  • Russian: Бунгома
  • South Azerbaijani: بونقوما، کنیا
  • South Azerbaijani: بونقوما
  • Spanish: Bungoma
  • Swahili: Bungoma
  • Swedish: Bungoma
  • Ukrainian: Бунгома
  • Urdu: بونگوما
  • Zulu: Bungoma

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