# Buret Constituency, Kericho County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/buret/ Constituency · Kericho County # Buret Buret is a constituency of Kenya in Kericho County. It covers **315.7 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 316km² - 29mapped services - 1,836 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buret? Buret lies in [Kericho County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/), [Kenya](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/). It borders 5 other constituencies: [Belgut](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/belgut/), [Borabu](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/nyamira/borabu/), [Konoin](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/konoin/), [Sigowet/Soin](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/sigowet-soin/) and [Sotik](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/sotik/). By area it is the 187th largest of 290 constituencies in Kenya. It covers 12.6% of [Kericho County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/). The centre of Buret is about 205 km in a straight line from Nairobi, the capital. It is about 28 km from Kericho, the main town of Kericho County. The centre point is at 0.5586° S, 35.1245° E. Source: [IEBC via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ken). ## Know before you go: Buret - Time zoneUTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Nairobi - CurrencyShilling (KES) - Country calling code+254 - LanguagesEnglish, Swahili - Plug typesType G · 240 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu69 km - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena95 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:42). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Buret Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Buret. The largest with a recorded population: Litein (13,403) and Kapkatet (2,484). Settlements here lie between about 1,698 m and 1,962 m above sea level (median 1,836 m). - Chebitet - Cheboin - Cheborge - Cheboror - Chebwagan - Cheimen - Chemoiben - Chemosit - Chemosot - Cheplanget - Cheptulyeb - Daraja Sita - Getarwet - Kabartegan - Kabwastuiyo - Kaminjewet - Kapkatet - Kapkisiara - Kapsegut - Kapsimbiri - Kapsinendet - Kiptewit - Ksusmek - Lelagin - Litein - Mabasi - Mombwo - Ngesumin - Roret - Sosit - Tebesonik - Tulwet Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Buret Named natural and historic features inside Buret, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Boreguwet - Kapkigun - Kimoro - Kitoi - Kroiseet - Meuk - Thoimbili - Tulwet ### Hills and mountains 9 hills. - Ngoina · 2,005 m - Chemoiben · 1,993 m - Kipsamoi · 1,888 m - Kiptome · 1,819 m - Tebosonik · 1,765 m - Kiptenden · 1,748 m - Mumek · 1,704 m - Tulwet · 1,700 m - Kapkitoni · 1,678 m ### Estates 3 estates. - Kelunet - Kimoro Estate - Ng’oino Tea Estate Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Buret and the best time to visit In Buret, the warmest month is Mar (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,746 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (255 mm) and the driest Jul (66 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 93 Feb 22 68 Mar 22 176 Apr 21 255 May 20 214 Jun 19 100 Jul 19 66 Aug 20 97 Sep 20 116 Oct 21 170 Nov 20 236 Dec 20 155 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buret Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Litein Cottage Hospital · Buret 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58837&mlon=35.18902#map=17/-0.58837/35.18902) Bank Equity Bank · Buret 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58326&mlon=35.19045#map=17/-0.58326/35.19045) Petrol pump Shell · Buret 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58242&mlon=35.19102#map=17/-0.58242/35.19102) Hotel Sebuleni Suites, Litein · Buret 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.52678&mlon=35.19026#map=17/-0.52678/35.19026) Mall Mosobeti busy market · Kitutu Masaba 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.67595&mlon=34.99450#map=17/-0.67595/34.99450) School Chelilis Girls' High School · Buret 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58333&mlon=35.18330#map=17/-0.58333/35.18330) College The Prince Media Centre · Buret 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.50018&mlon=35.16421#map=17/-0.50018/35.16421) Police station Litein Police Station · Buret 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58054&mlon=35.18957#map=17/-0.58054/35.18957) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Buret Places mapped inside Buret in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals6 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels2 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities3 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants4 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other constituencies in Kericho County - Ainamoi - Belgut - Kipkelion East - Kipkelion West - Sigowet/Soin ## Quick answers - Where is Buret?In Kericho County, Kenya - What borders Buret?Belgut, Borabu, Konoin, Sigowet/Soin and Sotik - What time zone is Buret in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buret?Shilling (KES) - What language is spoken in Buret?English, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buret?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buret?Settlements lie between 1,698 m and 1,962 m - What is the highest point in Buret?Ngoina (2,005 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buret?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buret?Litein Cottage Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buret?Equity Bank, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buret?Shell, about 7.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Buret?6 mapped - How many banks are in Buret?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Buret?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Buret?KE035191 (OCHA common operational dataset)