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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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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Siaya District borderedBy Busia District
Butere/Mumias District borderedBy Busia District