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Kitale Nature Conservancy
Kitale is a town in the north west of Kenya, in the former Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley province, between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills. It has an elevation of around . Its population was as of 2019. It is the location of Kitale Airport. The Kitale Museum, National Museum of Western Kenya in Kitale is a natural history museum. Location Kitale lies between Mount Elgon and Cherang'any Hills is 72.3 km (44.9 mi) by road north west of Eldoret. History In 1920, Arthur Champion, the colonial district commissioner, established a new administrative centre in the Trans Nzoia region, at the future site of the township of Kitale. In 1930, locusts caused extensive damage to crops. Climate Kitale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb'') very closely bordering on ''Cwb''. References {{Authority control Populated places in Trans-Nzoia County Rift Valley Province Cities in the Great Rift Valley County capitals in Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Kenya By Population
Kenya has five incorporated cities including the capital and largest city, Nairobi, the second-largest city of Mombasa, and the third-largest city, Kisumu. The fourth city to be awarded the status was Nakuru, which was upgraded from a municipality on 1 December 2021. The fifth was Eldoret, which was elevated on 15th August, 2024. Apart from these five cities, there are numerous municipalities and towns with significant urban populations. Top 100 list The list: The municipalities of Ruiru, Kikuyu,Thika, Mavoko, and Ngong, Kenya, Ngong which feature on the top 10 list of the most populated towns in Kenya also fall within the Nairobi Metropolitan region. Data for the largest urban centers in Kenya was provided under the Kenya Population Census of 2019. Distribution References {{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya Kenya geography-related lists, Cities and towns by population Lists of cities by country, Kenya Lists of cities by population, Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
