Official Name: | Buna |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kenya |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Wajir County |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 49886 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 2.7886°N 39.5147°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Postal Code: | 70200 |
Area Code: | 46 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BSh |
Buna is a small town and Sub-County in Wajir County, situated in the North Eastern Province in Kenya. Nearby towns and places include Ajao and Bute Helu.
Buna historically is remembered as the deepest point of penetration by the Italian Army during World War II in Kenya.[2] The city was occupied in July 1940 and an Italian garrison remained there until January 1941[3]