Kitale
Municipality in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kitale is an agricultural town in the northern Rift Valley, situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills.The town has an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,200 ft)[3] Its population was 162,174 as of 2019.[1][4] Kitale town is the headquarter of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is reachable by air through Kitale Airport. The postal code for Kitale is 30200.[5]
Kitale | |
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Nickname: KTL | |
Coordinates: 1°01′N 35°00′E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Trans-Nzoia County |
Elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 162,174 [1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The National Museum of Western Kenya is located at Kitale. It is a natural history museum and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stoneham in 1926.[6] Just next to the museum there is a demonstration farm with agroforestry practices run by a Swedish non-governmental organisation called Vi Agroforestry.