Busia District

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Busia District is an administrative region in western Kenya located along the border with Uganda.

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Busia District canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative district ⓘ
abolishedBy 2010 Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
administrativeCenter Busia, Kenya ⓘ
borderCrossingType major road border crossing ⓘ
borderFunction Kenya–Uganda border administration ⓘ
borderPostRole customs and immigration control point between Kenya and Uganda ⓘ
borderRiver Sio River NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders Uganda ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
formerProvinceCapital Kakamega (for Western Province) ⓘ
linked to: Kakamega County
formerStatus district within Western Province, Kenya ⓘ
hasBorderTown Busia, Kenya ⓘ
hasClimate tropical climate ⓘ
hasEthnicCommunity Luhya ⓘ
Luo ⓘ
Teso ⓘ
languageSpoken Ateso ⓘ
English ⓘ
Luhya languages ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Western Province, Kenya ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ
namedAfter Busia, Kenya ⓘ
partOf former Rift Valley and Western Kenya administrative structure ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity cross-border trade ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
roadConnection A104 highway (Kenya) ⓘ
successorAdministrativeUnit Busia County ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
transportCorridor Northern Corridor ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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Siaya District → borderedBy → Busia District ⓘ
Butere/Mumias District → borderedBy → Busia District ⓘ