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Talau Destination Guide
Touring Talau in Kenya
Talau in the region of Rift Valley is a city located in Kenya - some 208 mi or ( 335 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Time in Talau is now 09:07 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Sitaman, Nairobi, and Kakamega. Being here already, consider visiting Mwanza . Check out our recommendations for Talau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kapenguria
Kapenguria is a town lying north east of Kitale on the A1 road in Kenya. Kapenguria is capital of the West Pokot County. Kapenguria forms a municipality with an urban population of 13,000 and a total population of 56,000 (1999 census). Kapenguria municipality has seven wards (Chemwochoi, Kaibos, Kapenguria, Keringet/Psigirio, Kisiaunet, Siyoi and Talau). All of them belong to Kapenguria Constituency, which has a total of 23 wards, the remaining 15 are located within other local authorities.
Located at 1.23 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
West Pokot District
West Pokot District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapenguria. The district has a population of 308,086 (1999 census) and an area of 9,064 km² http://www. statoids. com/yke. html. Pokot people inhabit the area. Kengen's Turkwel Hydro Power Plant is also situated in West Pokot District. It is a power plant that produces about 105MW of power that is fed to the national grid.
Located at 1.23 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Cherangani Hills Forest
Cherangani Hills Forest (Cherangany Hills Forest) is a collection of thirteen forest reserve blocks in western Kenya, located in the Cherangani Hills on the western ridge of the East African Rift. The forested area is about 1,200 square kilometres, 956 square kilometres of which has been gazetted into forest reserves. These forest reserves form the upper catchments of the Kerio and Nzoia and Turkwel rivers.
Located at 1.18 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Trans-Nzoia District
The Trans-Nzoia District is an administrative district of Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon with its centre at the town of Kitale. Historically the area has been inhabited by the Kalenjin people. After independence many of the farms vacated by white settlers were bought by individuals from other ethnic groups in Kenya. The district has three constituencies: Cherangani Constituency Kwanza Constituency
Located at 1.10 34.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Kitale
Kitale is an agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills at an elevation of around 7,000 feet . Its urban population was estimated at 220,000 in 2007. It is the administrative centre of the Trans-Nzoia District, in the Rift Valley Province. The main cash crops grown in the area are sunflower, tea, coffee, Pyrethrum, seed beans and seed maize.
Located at 1.02 35.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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