Marakwet District
Marakwet District is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsowar. The district had a population of 140, 629 people in the 1999 Census.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapsowar and Cheptonge.
Cheptonge
Village
Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Cheptonge is situated 7 km southwest of Marakwet District.
Marakwet District
- Type: district of Kenya with 370,000 residents
- Also known as: “Elgeyo Marakwet”
- Location: Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.99° or 0° 59′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.55° or 35° 33′ east
Population
370,000
Elevation
2,339 metres (7,674 feet)
Open location code
6GGQXHQ2+X2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Marakwet District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elegeyo-Marakwet”
- Danish: “Marakwet”
- Dutch: “Marakwet”
- French: “district de Marakwet”
- French: “District de Marakwet”
- German: “Marakwet District”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Marakwet”
- Polish: “Wilaya ya Marakwet”
- Russian: “округ Мараквет”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Marakwet”
- Swedish: “Marakwet”
- Vietnamese: “Marakwet”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Talai and Moiben.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Popplewells Monument and Sagotio Forest.
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