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Butere

Kakamegatown

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Coordinates0.22°, 34.50°

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City facts

Overview

Butere is a town in Kakamega County, which was formerly part of the Western Province of Kenya. According to the 2019 Kenya National Census, it has an Urban population of 154,100. Until 2010, Butere served as the capital of the former Butere/Mumias District.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
0.2163
Longitude
34.4981
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,041
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    52
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    52
  • White-browed Robin-Chat
    Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves
    42
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    42
  • African Pied Wagtail
    Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    41
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    37
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    37
  • Red-faced Cisticola
    Cisticola erythrops (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    36

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2010-06-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Moody Awori
Moody Awori
Kenyan politician (born 1927)
Wycliffe Oparanya
Wycliffe Oparanya
Kenyan politician
R
Rayton Okwiri
Kenyan boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kakamega

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,142

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
124
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Caesar weed
Caesar weed
Urena lobata
Seen 2025-03-19
Be-still tree
Be-still tree
Cascabela thevetia
Seen 2024-08-27
Spiderwisp
Spiderwisp
Cleome gynandra
Seen 2023-08-30
Domestic Cat
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Seen 2023-07-30
Portia Widow
Portia Widow
Palpopleura portia
Seen 2023-06-24
Goosefoot-plant
Goosefoot-plant
Syngonium podophyllum
Seen 2022-10-24
Northern Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Seen 2021-03-11
Brown Babbler
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
Seen 2021-03-11
Broad-billed Roller
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Seen 2021-03-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API