آیتن
Sign in to saveIten{/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. Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The slow growing town had a population of 42,312 at the 2019 consensus.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kabartonjo
- Region
- Baringo
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 24,661
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Iten
- Settlement.nickname
- The Home of Champions
- Settlement.motto
- Home of Champions
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kenya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Elgeyo-Marakwet County
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Wesley Rotich
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
- 42,312
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2400
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Climate
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Elgeyo-Marakwet County
- Population
- 42312
- Elevation
- 2400
- Capital of
- Elgeyo-Marakwet County
- Image
- Hill Ten.jpg
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- Commons category
- Iten
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Gallery (3)
On the map
2 mapped locations