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Kericho

Eastern Africa

Kericho is the largest town in Kericho County, Kenya, in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley and on the edge of the Mau Forest. Its warm, temperate climate makes the surrounding area well suited to agriculture, and the town is especially known as a center of large scale tea cultivation.

Facts
Population
53.804 1
Founding Year
1902 2
Founding Year
1902 2
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Latitude
0.369167 degrees south 1
Longitude
35.283889 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Kericho (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 54 (2019)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -0.369167, longitude 35.283889
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 53 (2019)
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2. Kericho (Wikipedia)
  • History: founding statement
    Kericho was founded by British settlers in 1902.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Kericho
Wikidata Q996730, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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