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Kenya
sovereign state, country
Part ofEast Africa Edit
Year dem found am1963 Edit
Official nameRepublic of Kenya Edit
Native labelRepublic of Kenya Edit
Short name🇰🇪 Edit
Dem name afterMount Kenya Edit
Official languageSwahili, English Edit
AnthemEe Mungu Nguvu Yetu Edit
Cultureculture of Kenya Edit
MottoHarambee Edit
Motto textMagical Kenya, Cenia Lledrithiol Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryKenya Edit
CapitalNairobi Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+03:00, Africa/Nairobi Edit
Coordinate location0°6′0″N 38°0′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point3°58′59″N 41°54′24″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point5°30′0″N 35°19′12″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point4°40′46″S 39°13′6″E Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point0°5′10″N 33°56′40″E Edit
Highest pointMount Kenya Edit
Lowest pointIndian Ocean Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Kenya Edit
State ein headWilliam Ruto Edit
Office head of government holdPresident of Kenya Edit
Government ein headWilliam Ruto Edit
Executive bodyGovernment of Kenya Edit
Legislative bodyParliament of Kenya Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of Kenya Edit
CurrencyKenyan shilling Edit
Twinned administrative bodyCheltenham Edit
Driving sideleft Edit
Electrical plug typeBS 1363 Edit
Dey replaceKenya (1963–1964) Edit
Significant eventIndependence of Kenya Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.president.go.ke Edit
HashtagKenya Edit
Top-level Internet domain.ke Edit
Flagflag of Kenya Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Kenya Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Kenya Edit
Get characteristicpartly free country Edit
History of topichistory of Kenya Edit
Railway traffic sideleft Edit
Open data portalKenya open data Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Kenya Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Kenya Edit
Mobile country code639 Edit
Country calling code+254 Edit
Trunk prefix0 Edit
Emergency phone number112, 999 Edit
GS1 country code616 Edit
Licence plate codeEAK Edit
Maritime identification digits634 Edit
Unicode character🇰🇪 Edit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of Kenya Edit
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Kenya, alias Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), be country for East Africa. Plus population of more dan 47.6 million for de 2019 census,[1] Kenya be de 27th most populous country for de world[2] den 7th most populous for Africa insyd. Kenya ein capital den largest city be Nairobi, wey ebe de oldest, currently ebe de second largest city, den first capital be de coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City be de third-largest city wey esan be inland port for Lake Victoria insyd. As of 2020, Kenya be de third-largest economy for sub-Saharan Africa afta Nigeria den South Africa.[3] South Sudan dey border Kenya for de northwest, Ethiopia for de north, Somalia for de east, Uganda for de west, Tanzania for de south, den de Indian Ocean for de southeast. Ein geography, climate den population dey vary widely, e dey range from cold snow-capped mountaintops (Batian, Nelion den Point Lenana for Mount Kenya top) plus vast forests wey dey surround, wildlife den fertile agricultural regions go temperate climates for western insyd den rift valley counties den dry less fertile arid den semi-arid areas den absolute deserts (Chalbi Desert den Nyiri Desert).

Kenya be member of de United Nations, de Commonwealth, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, COMESA, International Criminal Court, as well as oda international organisations. E sanso be major non-NATO ally of de United States.

Demographics

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Urban centres

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[edit | edit source] Main article: List of cities and towns in Kenya by population


Largest cities anaa towns insyd Kenya

According to de 2019 Census

Rank Name County Pop. Rank Name County Pop.
Nairobi

Mombasa

1 Nairobi Nairobi 4 397 073 11 Ongata Rongai Kajiado 172 569
2 Mombasa Mombasa 1 208 333 12 Garissa Garissa 163 399
3 Nakuru Nakuru 570 674 13 Kitale Trans-Nzoia 162 174
4 Ruiru Kiambu 490 120 14 Juja Kiambu 156 041
5 Eldoret Uasin Gishu 475 716 15 Mlolongo Machakos 136 351
6 Kisumu Kisumu 397 957 16 Malindi Kilifi 119 859
7 Kikuyu Kiambu 323 881 17 Mandera Mandera 114 718
8 Thika Kiambu 251 407 18 Kisii Kisii 112 417
9 Naivasha Nakuru 198 444 19 Kakamega Kakamega 107 227
10 Karuri Kiambu 194 342 20 Ngong Kajiado 102 323

References

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  1. "2019 Kenya population and housing census – population by county and sub county – Kenya Data Portal". kenya.opendataforafrica.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. Reporter, Standard. "Kenya now third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa". The Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

Sources wey you fi read further

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  • Haugerud A (1995). The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya. African Studies. Vol. 84 (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780521595902.
  • Ludeki Chweya; John Kithome Tuta; S. Kichamu Akivaga (2005), Control of Corruption in Kenya: Legal-political Dimensions, The University of Michigan, p. 259, ISBN 978-9966-915-55-9
  • Mwaura N (2005). Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa. Algora Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 9780875863214.
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