Galafahi, Busia, Kenya

Alternative Names:	Galafahi
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Busia County, Kenya
Region:	Busia, Kenya
Latitude:	0° 6' 0" N
Longitude:	34° 0' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):	0.1,34
Köppen climate type:	Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Feature ID:	197857
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:197857:5
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Lunyo area, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 19' 36" N	33° 53' 36" E	27.8km (17.3 miles)
Masumbi Au-Cu Prospect, Siaya County, Kenya	0° 1' 14" N	34° 20' 58" E	39.9km (24.8 miles)
Tira mine, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 30' 38" N	34° 4' 23" E	46.4km (28.8 miles)
Makina alluvials, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 33' 47" N	34° 3' 58" E	52.0km (32.3 miles)
Amonikakinei mine, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 34' 0" N	34° 4' 59" E	52.7km (32.8 miles)
Sukulu Carbonatite Complex, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 37' 30" N	34° 9' 29" E	61.0km (37.9 miles)
Mfangano Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 27' 51" S	34° 1' 2" E	62.8km (39.0 miles)
Luanda, Vihiga County, Kenya	0° 1' 26" N	34° 35' 7" E	65.6km (40.8 miles)
Tororo Carbonatite Complex, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 41' 34" N	34° 10' 51" E	68.9km (42.8 miles)
Sindo, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 32' 25" S	34° 9' 54" E	73.5km (45.7 miles)
Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	76.0km (47.2 miles)
Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	76.0km (47.2 miles)
Ekiojanga, Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 9" S	34° 8' 31" E	76.1km (47.3 miles)
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 59" S	34° 30' 0" E	77.3km (48.0 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 22' 59" E	77.6km (48.2 miles)
Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 11" S	34° 24' 31" E	78.0km (48.5 miles)
Nyamaji Volcanic Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 23' 59" E	78.6km (48.9 miles)
Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 48" S	34° 20' 3" E	79.3km (49.3 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula and Ruri Hills Phonolites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 22' 0" E	79.8km (49.6 miles)
North Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 50" S	34° 22' 8" E	81.2km (50.5 miles)
Usaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 23' 59" E	81.7km (50.8 miles)
South Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 33' 22" S	34° 21' 46" E	83.4km (51.8 miles)
Busumbu deposit, Bukusu Carbonatite Complex, Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 49' 46" N	34° 16' 9" E	86.5km (53.7 miles)
Namekara Mine, Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 50' 22" N	34° 15' 14" E	87.0km (54.0 miles)
Lake Simbi Crater, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 0" S	34° 37' 59" E	87.5km (54.4 miles)
Bukusu Carbonatite Complex, Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 52' 12" N	34° 16' 14" E	90.8km (56.4 miles)
Budeda complex, Bududa, Eastern Region, Uganda	1° 1' 0" N	34° 19' 59" E	108.5km (67.4 miles)
Mbale meteorite, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda	1° 4' 0" N	34° 10' 0" E	109.1km (67.8 miles)
Eldoret and Kapsabet Plateau, Kenya	0° 0' 0" N	35° 0' 0" E	111.7km (69.4 miles)
Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya	0° 44' 59" S	34° 39' 55" E	120.0km (74.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
Uganda Craton, Congo Craton, African Plate	Craton
Tanzania Craton, African Plate	Craton
Kenya	Country
Busia County, Kenya	County
Western Province, Kenya	Province
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate
Lake Victoria Goldfield, Tanzania	Mining Field

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Kenya, Busia	118.4.0.0.0.0
Kenya, Busia, Budalangi	118.4.24.0.0.0
Kenya, Busia, Budalangi, Bunyala North	118.4.24.111.0.0

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