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Kapcherop is a town and administrative division of
Elgeyo-Marakwet County Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 Counties of Kenya, counties. Located in the former Rift Valley Province, its capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast ...
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Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. Prior to March 2013, it was located in the
Marakwet District Marakwet District is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsowar. The district had a population of 140, 629 people in the 1999 Census. Local people are predominantly of the Marakwet ...
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Rift Valley Province Rift Valley Province () of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the 2013 Kenyan general election. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated ...
. The administrative division had a population of 39,328 in 1999. The town is the birthplace of Kenyan runner
Ismael Kirui Ismael Kirui (born 20 February 1975 in Kapcherop, Marakwet District) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won gold medals over 5000 metres at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships in Athletics. His victory in Stuttgart in 1993 was espec ...
., The late olympian Richard Chelimo, marathoner Sally Kurui, great retired steeplchaser Moses Kiptanui. Kapcherop Township is the main commercial hub of Elgeyo Marakwet County besides Iten Town. In addition, several education institutions are situated within the town and they are 1. Kapcherop Vocational Training Institute. 2. Kapcherop Polytechnic. 3. Moi Kapcherop Girls Secondary School. 4. Kapcherop Boys Secondary School. 5. Kapcherop Comprehensive Primary School. 6. St. Patrick's Catholic Church primary school. 7. Mizpah Academy. Kapcherop Township too houses many churches vis a vis Catholic Church, Africa Inland, Adventist Church, World Gospel Mission and many others.


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Populated places in Rift Valley Province {{RiftValleyKE-geo-stub