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Kalamba

Eastern Africa

Kalamba is a town in Makueni Constituency in Makueni County, Kenya. It began as a mission station of the Africa Inland Mission, started in 1895 by the Scottish missionary Peter Cameron Scott, who had been sent from America. Scott built the first house, measuring 30 feet by 14 feet, which was completed on 23 December 1895, and within seven months he had also established mission stations at Sakai, Kilungu and Kangundo. He died here on 4 December 1896, and his final resting place is at Kalamba. The site is regarded as the origin of the Africa Inland Church in Kenya and is a historical destination for that reason. Kalamba also has a reputation among climbers as a rock climbers paradise.

Facts
Founding Year
1895 1
Elevation (m)
1162 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Sources
1. Kalamba (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, mission station
    The town was started as a mission station of Africa Inland Mission in 1895 by Peter Cameron Scott.
  • Part Of: Kenya, Lead, country
    Kalamba is town found in Makueni Constituency Makueni County in Kenya.
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2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Kalamba, Kenya
Opentopodata
  • SRTM 90 m elevation, metres
    "elevation": 1162.0
  • SRTM 90 m elevation, banded by the atlas thresholds
    "elevation": 1162.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell -1.75 37.75
Quote, grid cell -1.75 37.75
-1.75 37.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: GeoNames: Kenya country page
GeoNamesCountry page, Timezone (one zone for the whole country)
Quote, Country page, Timezone (one zone for the whole country)
Timezone Africa/Nairobi
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Kenya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Africa, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa.
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