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Butere
Sign in to saveButere 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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- Locality
- Marama Central ward
- Region
- Kakamega
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 11,205
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Butere
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.nickname
- But
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kenya
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kakamega County
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 939.3
- Settlement.population_total
- 4725
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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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.
==Transportation links== Butere is connected by road to Mumias to the north and Kisumu in the southeast. The fastest way to Butere is via air which takes approximately 1:38 hrs, and the bus takes approximately 7:30 hrs. A branch railway line from Kisumu ends in Butere, with passenger services not yet resumed in 2025
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