Lumbwa

Lumbwa is the historical name for the railway township now known as Kipkelion in , 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.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 2,950 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,935 metres (6,348 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lumowa”
  • Description: place in Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Londiani.

Town
is a town in , Kenya. is situated 9 km east of Lumbwa.

Lumbwa

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Latitude
-0.18839° or 0° 11′ 18″ south
Longitude
35.51352° or 35° 30′ 49″ east
Open location code
6GFQRG67+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9239450618
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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”
  • Russian: “Кипкелион”
  • Swahili: “Kipkelion”
  • Swedish: “Kipkelion”

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