Kitale is a town in northwestern Kenya, in Trans Nzoia County, an area that was formerly part of the old Rift Valley Province before the 2010 constitution redrew the country's counties. The town lies between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills at an elevation of around 1,900 meters, and its population was recorded at 162,174 in the 2019 census. Kitale is served by Kitale Airport.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kitale (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 162,169 (2019)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 1.016667, longitude 35.0
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1897 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 162169 (2019)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Kitale - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 191220
1.01572 35.00622 P PPLA KE 50 162174 1900 Africa/Nairobi
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1900 m
View the Source 3. Kitale (Wikipedia)
Lead, location
Kitale is a town in the north west of Kenya, within the county of Trans Nzoia which was formerly in the former Rift Valley province prior to the creation of the 2010 constitution.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source4. 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 1.25, 35.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.25, 35.25
1.25 35.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Kitale
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