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Iten
Elegeyo-Marakwet, Kenya · Africa
About Iten
Iten sits on the route: 35 minutes from Eldoret.
Iten is in Elegeyo-Marakwet, Kenya, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Eldoret, about 31 km away.
Iten (/itɛn/) is a small town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. It is one of the largest urban centers.
The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar town at the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift at an altitude of 2400m. ElgeyoRead more
escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The slow growing town had a population of 42,312 at the 2019 consensus.
It forms a common local authority (Iten/Tambach town council) with Tambach, a small town in the vicinity. Iten was the headquarters of the former Elgeyo-Marakwet District since 1966, when it replaced Tambach.
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Iten is in Elegeyo-Marakwet, Kenya, about 31 km from Eldoret.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 42,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Elegeyo-Marakwet
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- 0.6703, 35.5081
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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