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Busia

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Busia

Elevation1198 m
Coordinates0.47°, 34.09°

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City facts

Elevation
1198 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Busia is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the Busia District, with the district headquarters located there.

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History & geography

History

In the Eastern Uganda campaign of 1979, Tanzania People's Defence Force soldiers destroyed a Uganda Army truck near Busia, killing several Ugandan soldiers.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
0.4676
Longitude
34.0905
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,559
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    206
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    180
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    154
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    152
  • Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    145
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    128
  • Green-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    122
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    113

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
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

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)
277
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Busia

Repercussions of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Repercussions of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Carolyn A. Brown · 2005

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Death's Head Hawkmoth
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
Seen 2026-06-09
Silverleaf Desmodium
Silverleaf Desmodium
Desmodium uncinatum
Seen 2026-04-17
Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium intortum
Seen 2026-04-17
butterberry
butterberry
Hoslundia opposita
Seen 2026-03-24
lion's ear
lion's ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
Seen 2026-03-24
Citrus Swallowtail
Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio demodocus demodocus
Seen 2026-02-04

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
  • • Open Library