Kaptarakwa
Kapatarakwa is a village in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya. Kaptarakwa is located about 37 km from the town of Eldoret in the Kenyan highlands. Kaptarakwa is about 8,000 feet above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chororget and Chepkorio.
Chororget
Village
Chororget is a settlement in Kenya's Elgeyo-Marakwet County. It is located along the Elgeyo Escarpment. Chororget is situated 9 km southeast of Kaptarakwa.
Chepkorio
Village
Chepkorio is a village in Kenya. It is located in Keiyo South Constituency, Elgeyo-Marakwet County. It lies on the B54 highway, to the northwest of Kaptagat. Chepkorio is situated 9 km south of Kaptarakwa.
Biretwo
Village
Biretwo is a settlement in Kenya's Elgeyo Marakwet County. Biretwo is situated 10 km north of Kaptarakwa.
Kaptarakwa
- Type: Village
- Description: growing center in Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Marakwet District, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.4666° or 0° 27′ 60″ northLongitude
35.5333° or 35° 31′ 60″ eastElevation
2,609 metres (8,560 feet)Open location code
6GGQFG8M+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 44996404OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Kaptarakwa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kaptarakwa”
- German: “Kaptarakwa”
- Irish: “Kaptarakwa”
- Swahili: “Kaptarakwa, Kenya”
- Swahili: “Kaptarakwa”
- Swedish: “Kaptarakwa”
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