Kitale

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Kitale
Basic data
county Trans-Nzoia County
surface 42 km²
Inhabitants
- population density 		115,957 inh.
2761 inh / km²
height 1896  m
Coordinates 1 ° 2 ′  N , 35 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 2 ′  N , 35 ° 0 ′  E
Kitale (Kenya)
Kitale
Kitale

Kitale , originally called Quitale , is the capital of Trans-Nzoia County in western Kenya and is located between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Mountains at an altitude of approximately 1900 meters. Kitale has, depending on the source, between 100,000 and 230,000 inhabitants.

The main crops in their area are sunflowers, tea, coffee and wild flowers . Kitale is a trading town for local agriculture, including the Kenya Seed Company . The Saiwa Swamp National Park is also nearby.

There are two museums in Kitale. One of them is the oldest museum in Western Kenya. It was founded in 1926 and mainly exhibits an old nature collection, but also material about the local ethnic groups.

Kitale was already a trading center for caravan traffic in the 19th century. In 1908 the present-day town of Kitale was founded by white settlers on this site. A branch of the Uganda Railway from Eldoret to Kitale, built in 1926, favored the development of the place.

sons and daughters of the town

Climate table

Kitale
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
20th
 
27
11
 
 
52
 
28
11
 
 
103
 
28
12
 
 
190
 
26th
13
 
 
198
 
25th
13
 
 
101
 
24
12
 
 
123
 
23
12
 
 
151
 
24
11
 
 
103
 
25th
11
 
 
92
 
25th
12
 
 
91
 
25th
11
 
 
35
 
26th
11
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kitale
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.0 27.7 27.5 25.8 24.8 24.1 23.3 23.7 24.8 25.1 24.9 25.7 O 25.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 10.5 11.4 12.0 12.9 12.6 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.5 11.3 10.5 O 11.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 20th 52 103 190 198 101 123 151 103 92 91 35 Σ 1,259
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.3 7.8 7.3 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.2 6.9 8.2 O 7.1
Rainy days ( d ) 8th 13 14th 13 17th 15th 13 14th 13 7th 5 5 Σ 137
Humidity ( % ) 50 52 54 66 70 70 73 72 67 63 63 56 O 63
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p
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r
a
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27.0
10.5
27.7
11.4
27.5
12.0
25.8
12.9
24.8
12.6
24.1
11.7
23.3
11.6
23.7
11.3
24.8
11.0
25.1
11.5
24.9
11.3
25.7
10.5
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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g 		20th
52
103
190
198
101
123
151
103
92
91
35
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ mongabay.com ; List of residents of Kenyan cities based on 2005 estimates
  2. ↑ Data on Kitale at Falling Rain Genomics (English).