East Africa
Kenya
Kericho County

Lumbwa

Lumbwa is the historical name for the railway township now known as Kipkelion in Kericho County, Kenya. The name was used during the early Kenya–Uganda Railway era for the station and surrounding settlement on the escarpment above the Rift Valley.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,950 residents
  • Description: place in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
  • Also known as: “Lumowa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Londiani.

Town
is a town in Kericho County, Kenya. It is 49 km from Kericho, which is about a 50-minute drive. As of 2009, it had a total population of 44,953. is situated 9 km east of Lumbwa.

Lumbwa

Latitude
-0.18839° or 0° 11′ 18″ south
Longitude
35.51352° or 35° 30′ 49″ east
Population
2,950
Elevation
1,935 metres (6,348 feet)
Open location code
6GFQRG67+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9239450618
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
188617
Wiki­data ID
Q6703164
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Lumbwa” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Кипкелион”
  • Cebuano: “Kipkelion”
  • Dutch: “Lumbwa”
  • Irish: “Lumbwa”
  • Swahili: “Kipkelion”
  • Swedish: “Kipkelion”

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