Eastern Province

The Eastern Province of was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of ; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: province of Kenya
  • Also known as: Matakari

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Embu and Mathiga.

is in the region of . It is located on the south-eastern slopes of the massif.

Village
The Central Province was a region in central until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of and west of . is situated 8 km southwest of Eastern Province.

Eastern Province

Latitude
-0.53333° or 0° 32′ south
Longitude
37.46667° or 37° 28′ east
Population
5,670,000
Elevation
1,341 metres (4,400 feet)
Open location code
6GFVFF88+MM
Geo­Names ID
187430
Wiki­data ID
Q328493
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Eastern Province” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المحافظة الشرقية
  • Arabic: المحافظه الشرقيه
  • Belarusian: Усходняя правінцыя
  • Bengali: ইস্টার্ন প্রদেশ
  • Breton: Eastern
  • Bulgarian: Източна провинция
  • Catalan: Província de l’Est
  • Catalan: Província Oriental
  • Chinese: 东部省
  • Chinese: 東部省
  • Danish: Østprovinsen
  • Dutch: Eastern Province
  • Dutch: Eastern
  • Dutch: Mashariki
  • Esperanto: Orienta provinco de Kenjo
  • Finnish: Itäinen maakunta
  • French: Province orientale
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი პროვინცია
  • German: Eastern
  • German: KE-400
  • Greek: Ανατολική επαρχία
  • Gujarati: પૂર્વીય પ્રાંત
  • Hindi: पूर्वी प्रांत
  • Hungarian: Keleti tartomány
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Timur, Kenya
  • Italian: provincia Orientale
  • Italian: Provincia Orientale
  • Japanese: 東部州
  • Kannada: ಪೂರ್ವ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Korean: 동부주
  • Latin: Provincia orientalis
  • Latvian: Austrumu province
  • Lithuanian: Rytinė provincija (Kenija)
  • Malay: Eastern Province
  • Marathi: पूर्व प्रांत
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Eastern Province
  • Norwegian: Eastern Province
  • Persian: استان شرقی
  • Polish: Prowincja Wschodnia
  • Portuguese: Oriental
  • Portuguese: Província Oriental
  • Romanian: Provincia de Est, Kenya
  • Romanian: Provincia de Est
  • Russian: Восточная провинция
  • Serbian: Istočna provincija
  • Serbian: Источна провинција
  • Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත
  • Slovenian: Eastern Province
  • Slovenian: KE-400
  • Slovenian: Vzhodna provinca
  • Spanish: Provincia Oriental
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Mashariki
  • Swedish: Eastern
  • Swedish: Östprovinsen, Kenya
  • Swedish: Östprovinsen
  • Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம்
  • Tatar: Көнчыгыш провинциясе
  • Telugu: ఈస్టర్న్ ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: ఈస్టర్న్ రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: อีสเทิร์นโพวิ้น
  • Turkish: Eastern Province
  • Ukrainian: Східна провінція
  • Urdu: مشرقی صوبہ
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Phía Đông
  • Western Panjabi: چڑھدا صوبا، کینیا
  • Western Panjabi: چڑھدا
  • Wu Chinese: 东部省 (肯尼亚)
  • Wu Chinese: 东部省(肯尼亚)

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