Kakamega (Kenya)
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Sources of Information
- Kenya. Dept. of Urb. & Rur. Phys. Plan. Kakamega municipality ... 1973 (subj.)t.p. (Kakamega municipality)
- BGN(Kakamega, ppl, 0p0s17ʹN 34p0s45ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator. It is the headquarters of Kakamega County that has a population of 1,867,579 (2019 census). The town has an urban population of 107,227 (2019 census). Kakamega is 52 km north of Kisumu, and considered the heart of Luhya land. The average elevation of Kakamega is 1,535 metres. The county has 12 constituencies in total, namely Butere, Mumias East, Mumias West, Matungu, Khwisero, Shinyalu, Lurambi, ikolomani, Lugari, Malava, Navakholo and Likuyani.
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