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In 1930, locusts caused extensive damage to crops.<ref name="Nicholls">{{cite web |url=https://oldafricamagazine.com/the-founding-of-kitale/ |title=The Founding of Kitale |last=Nicholls |first=Christine |date=4 November 2014 |website=oldafricamagazine.com |publisher=Old Africa Magazine |access-date=21 April 2023 |quote=}}</ref> | In 1930, locusts caused extensive damage to crops.<ref name="Nicholls">{{cite web |url=https://oldafricamagazine.com/the-founding-of-kitale/ |title=The Founding of Kitale |last=Nicholls |first=Christine |date=4 November 2014 |website=oldafricamagazine.com |publisher=Old Africa Magazine |access-date=21 April 2023 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
== Places of Interest == | |||
* [[Kitale Museum]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kitale+Museum/@1.015677,34.9859191,5559m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sKitale+Museum!3m6!1s0x178227a4b68ea595:0x5b0533de3fd381f1!8m2!3d1.0134567!4d35.0054207!15sCg1LaXRhbGUgTXVzZXVtkgEGbXVzZXVtqgE1EAEyHhABIhoz4wk_kDA0jBIiaIAet3IT51n1ikEgJ2G91zIREAIiDWtpdGFsZSBtdXNldW3gAQA!16s/m/0swn46c?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> | |||
* Kitale Showgroud<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kitale+Showgrounds/@1.015677,34.9859191,5559m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sKitale+Museum!3m5!1s0x178227bdef375c7b:0x1c1bde54ed4622a2!8m2!3d1.0093035!4d35.0104862!16s/g/1tcvf4g1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Neighborhoods == | |||
Kitale is subdivided into 8 Wards totaling 167 (km²) of area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us – Kitale Municipality |url=https://kmcboard.transnzoia.go.ke/about-us/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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|Tuwan | |||
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|Matisi | |||
|38 | |||
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|Sirende | |||
|14 | |||
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|Waitaluk | |||
|18 | |||
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|Bidil | |||
|32 | |||
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|Hospital | |||
|34 | |||
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|Kinyoro | |||
|19 | |||
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|Kapomboi | |||
|7 | |||
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== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 1 December 2025
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The National Museum of Western Kenya in Kitale is a natural history museum.[5]
Location
Kitale lies between Mount Elgon and Cherang'any Hills is 72.3 km (44.9 mi) by road north west of Eldoret.
History
In 1920, Arthur Champion, the colonial district commissioner, established a new administrative centre in the Trans Nzoia region, at the future site of the township of Kitale.[6]
In 1930, locusts caused extensive damage to crops.[7]
Places of Interest
- Kitale Museum[8]
- Kitale Showgroud[9]
Neighborhoods
Kitale is subdivided into 8 Wards totaling 167 (km²) of area.[10]
| Ward | Area (km²) |
|---|---|
| Tuwan | 5 |
| Matisi | 38 |
| Sirende | 14 |
| Waitaluk | 18 |
| Bidil | 32 |
| Hospital | 34 |
| Kinyoro | 19 |
| Kapomboi | 7 |
Climate
Kitale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) very closely bordering on Cwb.
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