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Mbale, Kenya

Eastern Africa

Mbale, Kenya is a settlement in Vihiga County, Kenya, which the census tables compiled by City Population place in the former Western Province. GeoNames locates it at 0.08 degrees north and 34.72 degrees east, at about 1628 metres above sea level, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, which is UTC+03:00. The 2019 census counted 17,404 inhabitants, fewer than the 36,380 recorded at the 2009 census. The entry records the place as one of the Kenyan settlements that the census tables list with their own population history.

Facts
Population
17,404 1
Population
60,000 2
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
1628 2
Latitude
0.08213 degrees north 2
Longitude
34.72139 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Table row, population of the 2019-08-24 census, population
    WE............ 36,380 17,404
  • Table row, census date 2019-08-24, population estimate year
    WE............ 36,380 17,404
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2. GeoNames: Mbale, Kenya
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 60,000
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone Africa/Nairobi
  • GeoNames page, SRTM3 elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 1628 m
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates 0.08213, 34.72139
  • SRTM3 elevation
    SRTM3 1628 m
  • Part Of: Kenya, GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
  • On Continent: Africa, GeoNames page, breadcrumb
    Africa › Kenya KE
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
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3. Mbale, Kenya (Wikipedia)
Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
Mbale is a town in Kenya and is the capital and largest town of Vihiga County.
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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
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
0.25 34.75 Am
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