Litein
Sign in to saveLitein is a town located in the Kericho County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Buret District. Litein has an urban population of 4,000. The town is along the Kericho-Sotik road. It also has a road link to Bomet.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Litein is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Kenya, geographic coordinate system and Kalenjin people.
It is catalogued under the topic Kericho County.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Litein ward
- Region
- Kericho
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 13,403
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Litein is a town located in the Kericho County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Buret District. Litein has an urban population of 4,000. The town is along the Kericho-Sotik road. It also has a road link to Bomet.
Litein's name originated from the word "liteito" - a stone used for sharpening iron objects during the pre-colonial period.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Litein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations