Bura, Tana River District, Kenya
Encyclopedia
Bura is a town in the Tana River District
of Coast Province
in Kenya
.
Nearby places include Tula, Hola
, and Ijara
.
Bura has one of the few bridges across the Tana River for access to NE Province, Kenya. There are two Bura Town population clusters, Bura West and Bura East, situated on either side of the Tana River. There is a security post and a local airstrip known as Bura East. Bura West has an irrigation scheme and a Health Centre.
in Taita-Taveta District
of Coast Province, south of Wundanyi
.
Tana River District
Tana River District is a district of Coast Province, Kenya. It is named after the Tana River itself. It has an area of and a population of 180,901 according to the 1999 census. The district capital is Hola ....
of Coast Province
Coast Province
Coast Province of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and is inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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Hola, Kenya
Hola, also known as Galole is a small town in Kenya on the Tana River with a population of 6932. Hola is the capital of the Tana River District, in the Coast Province. It is a busy market town, and portal to Ijara District and Northeastern province by local canoe ferry across the Tana River...
, and Ijara
Ijara
Ijara is a town in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is capital of the Ijara District. Ijara is a very remote town; it is located 100 km north of Lamu and 180 km south of Garissa....
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Bura has one of the few bridges across the Tana River for access to NE Province, Kenya. There are two Bura Town population clusters, Bura West and Bura East, situated on either side of the Tana River. There is a security post and a local airstrip known as Bura East. Bura West has an irrigation scheme and a Health Centre.
Namesake
The Tana River Bura should not be confused with the village also called BuraBura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
Bura is a village in the Taita-Taveta District of Coast Province in Kenya, south of Wundanyi. Bura is located 10 kilometres west of Mwatate and its approximately 60 miles from the Indian Ocean. Administratively, Bura is a location in Mwatate division of Taita-Taveta District...
in Taita-Taveta District
Taita-Taveta District
Taita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....
of Coast Province, south of Wundanyi
Wundanyi
Wundanyi is a town lying in the Taita Hills of southern Kenya, west of Voi and near Ngerenyi. It is also the Headquarters of Taita-Taveta District...
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External links
- http://www.mm.helsinki.fi/MMEKO/VITRI/research/projects/bura.HTM
- http://www.craftskills.biz/bura-tana.htm