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Busia
Busia County · Kenya
City population
71,886
#40
in Kenya
#1
in Busia County
#8,004
worldwide
0.460, 34.112 · 358 km from Nairobi
About Busia
Busia is a city in Busia County, Kenya with a population of 71,886. It is the 40th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 8,004th largest worldwide. It lies 358 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Busia County
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,222 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
0.460, 34.112
Record updated
2024-01-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 119 in KenyaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.