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Kakamega

Eastern Africa

Kakamega is a town in western Kenya, about 30 kilometers north of the equator, and the headquarters of Kakamega County. The county has a population of 1,867,579, while the town itself has an urban population of 107,227.

Facts
Population
91,778 1
Population Estimate Year
2009 1
Latitude
0.283333 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.75 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Sources
1. Kakamega (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 91,778 (2009)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 0.283333, longitude 34.75
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 91778 (2009)
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2. GeoNames: Kakamega - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 195272
    0.28422 34.75229 P PPLA KE 20 1867579 1563 Africa/Nairobi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1563 m
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3. Kakamega (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, location
    Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 34.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 34.75
0.25 34.75 Am
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