Webuye is an industrial town in Bungoma District

Bungoma District

Bungoma District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bungoma. It has a population of 876,491 and an area of 2,069 km².The economy of Bungoma district is mainly agricultural, centering on the sugar cane and maize industries...

 in the Western Province

Western Province (Kenya)

The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in...

 of 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...

. Located on the main road to Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

, the town is home to the Pan African Paper Mills, the largest paper factory in the region, as well as a number of heavy-chemical and sugar manufacturers. It has a tropical climate, and the heavily populated land around it is used mainly for subsistence agriculture. The area around Webuye is home to the Bukusu

Bukusu

Bukusu can refer to:*Bukusu people, an indigenous tribe of Kenya*Bukusu language, a Bantu language spoken by the Bukusu people...

 tribe. The town has an urban population of 19,600 (1999 census
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Villages near Webuye include Lugulu and Misikhu

Misikhu

Misikhu is a rural town on the Southern slopes of Mt Elgon, in Western Province of Kenya. Located ten kilometres north of Webuye towards Kitale, Misikhu is both an administrative and commercial town....

. Webuye is home to Broderick Falls of the river Nzoia.

Statistics

• Elevation = 1523m