BUSIA

Busia County · KENYA (KE) · 0.46°N / 34.11°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 199,989

Busia is a city in Kenya with a population of 71,886. It sits at 0.46/34.11, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 2 km from Busia.

Population 71,886

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Busia County
Coords: 0.46°N / 34.11°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Busia Eastern Region 64,900 2.3 km

E Nambare Busia County 3,993 15.8 km

S Luanda Busia County 10,053 16.8 km

S Funyula Busia County 3,645 20.1 km

E Lugulu Busia County 40,894 22.6 km

SE Sega Siaya County 4,179 26.2 km

NE Malaba Eastern Region 20,800 26.3 km

N Tororo Eastern Region 48,500 26.9 km

NE Malaba Busia County 15,581 27.1 km

NE Amagoru Busia County 4,182 30.6 km

Air access

nearby

HKBA

Busia Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

TRY

Tororo Airport

Small airport

25.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Busia?: 71,886 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Busia in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Busia in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Busia?: Busia Airport (HKBA).
How far is Busia from Nairobi?: About 358 km.
Does Busia have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Busia in?: Busia County.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/199989

{
  "data": {
    "id": 199989,
    "name": "Busia",
    "ascii_name": "Busia",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 71886,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 0.46005,
    "longitude": 34.11169
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.1x the population of Busia.
2 km from Busia.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.