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right|150px|Location of Webuye in Kenya Webuye, previously named Broderick Falls, is an industrial town in western region of Kenya and home to the Bukusu people. It is located within Webuye West sub county in Bungoma County, at the slopes of chetambe hill Kenya. Located on the main road to Uganda, the town is home to the Pan African Paper Mills, formerly the largest paper factory in the region, as well as East African heavy-chemicals plant. The area is heavily populated and is used mainly for subsistence agriculture. The town has an urban population of 42,642 (2019 census).

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Place details

Locality
Matulo ward
Region
Bungoma
Country
Kenya
Population
42,642
Timezone
Africa/Nairobi

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Webuye
Settlement.official_name
Webuye Town
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Kenya
Settlement.subdivision_type1
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bungoma County
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.population_total
42,642
Settlement.population_as_of
2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Kenya
Located in
Kenya
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