Elgeyo-Marakwet County

Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located in the former Rift Valley Province, with Iten as its capital and largest town. It borders West Pokot County to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu County to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia County to the northwest. Its total population is 454,480 people living in 99,861 households, a density of about 150 people per square kilometre. The Kerio River bounds the county on the east, and from its alluvial plain the land rises gradually westward, with the Elgeyo Escarpment standing out at elevation differences of up to 1,500 metres and the Cherangany Hills forming the western half. The county is mainly occupied by the Keiyo, Sengwer and Marakwet, part of the larger Kalenjin grouping, and is divided into four sub-counties and 20 county assembly wards.