Kericho

Kericho is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,743 metres. Kericho is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kagumo High School.

School
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is a boys' national high school situated between and townships along the Nyeri-Nanyuki road in . Established in 1933 as a primary institution in Gatitu, its initial aim was to train artisans for Native African training depots.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiganjo and Marua.

Town
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is a small town in 's Nyeri county. It hosts the Kenya Police College which is Kenya's main college for police training. also hosts one of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries KCC and a milk depot for the Brookside Milk Company. is situated 3 km northwest of Kericho.

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 5 km southeast of Kericho.

Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town situated in the Central Highlands of . It is the county headquarters of and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former .

Kericho

Latitude
-0.41074° or 0° 24′ 39″ south
Longitude
37.02313° or 37° 1′ 23″ east
Elevation
1,743 metres (5,719 feet)
Open location code
6GFVH2QF+P7
Geo­Names ID
192899
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