Kitale
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) Its population was 162,174 as of 2019. Kitale town is the headquarter of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is reachable by air through Kitale Airport. The postal code for Kitale is 30200.
Kitale | |
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Municipality | |
Downtown Kitale | |
| Nickname: KTL | |
Kitale Location in Kenya | |
| 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 |
| 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. Just next to the museum there is a demonstration farm with agroforestry practices run by a Swedish non-governmental organisation called Vi Agroforestry.
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