Kakamega County

Kakamega County is a county in the former Western Province of . It borders Vihiga County to the South, Siaya County to the West, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties to the North and , and counties to the East.
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  • Type: county of Kenya with 1,870,000 residents
  • Description: county in Kenya
  • Also known as: Kakamega District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bukhungu Stadium.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose in , . It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Western Stima of the Kenyan Premier League. is situated 6 km southwest of Kakamega County.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kakamega.

is a city of around 100,000 inhabitants in the Nyanza province in . It's a common starting point for trips to the nearby .

Kakamega County

Latitude
0.334° or 0° 20′ 2″ north
Longitude
34.797° or 34° 47′ 49″ east
Population
1,870,000
Elevation
1,584 metres (5,197 feet)
Open location code
6GGP8QMW+JQ
Geo­Names ID
195271
Wiki­data ID
Q1721867
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Kakamega County” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة كاكاميغا
  • Cebuano: Kakamega
  • Chinese: Kakamega Kūn
  • Chinese: 卡卡梅加郡
  • Dutch: Kakamega County
  • Dutch: Kakamega
  • Finnish: Kakamegan piirikunta
  • French: Comté de Kakamega
  • French: Kakamega
  • German: Kakamega County
  • German: Kakamega Distrikt
  • Indonesian: County Kakamega
  • Italian: Contea di Kakamega
  • Japanese: カカメガ (カウンティ)
  • Japanese: カカメガ
  • Korean: 카카메가현
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kakamega Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kakamega fylke
  • Norwegian: Kakamega fylke
  • Persian: شهرستان کاکامگا
  • Polish: Kakamega (hrabstwo)
  • Polish: Kakamega
  • Russian: Какамега
  • Slovenian: Kakamega
  • Spanish: Condado de Kakamega
  • Swahili: Kaunti ya Kakamega
  • Swahili: Wilaya ya Kakamega
  • Swedish: Kakamega
  • Urdu: کاکامیگا کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Kakamega
  • Vietnamese: Kakamega
  • Welsh: Sir Kakamega
  • Zulu: Kakamega County

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Kakunga and Kakamega Airport.

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