Bura is a town in
Tana River County
Tana River County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The county borders Kitui County to the w ...
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Location
The town lies on the west bank of the
Tana River, approximately 50 km north of
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, the headquarters of Tana River County, and about 100 km south of
Garissa town. The coordinates of Bura are: 1°11'39.1S, 39°50'23.0"E (Latitude:-1.503606; Longitude:39.837802).
Overview
Bura is also known as Bura-Tana and Bura-West with postal code 70104. It is most know for being the centre for the
Bura Irrigation and Settlement Project. The water treatments works in Bura town are a landmark that can be seen from 20 km. Bura West hosts
Bura airport , which sits at an average altitude of .
[Bura is also the name of an administrative division in Garissa County. The headquarters of this administrative area are located in Bura East, but the larger part of Bura East township, if not all, is located in Tana River District as the border of Tana River County (formerly Tana District) is not the river as some people erroneously think, but roughly three miles of land along the Tana River are part of Tana River County.]
References
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External links
Bura Research Project
Populated places in Tana River County
Populated places in Kenya