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Kitale

Kitale
Municipality
Nickname(s): KTL
Kitale is located in Kenya
Kitale
Kitale
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°01′N 35°00′E / 1.017°N 35.000°E / 1.017; 35.000
Country  Kenya
County Trans-Nzoia County
Elevation 1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 107,806
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Kitale is an agricultural town in northern rift valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills at an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,200 ft). Its population is 106,187 as of 2009.

The National Museum of Western Kenya is located at Kitale. It is a natural history museum and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stoneham in 1926.

Coordinates: 1°01′N 35°00′E / 1.017°N 35.000°E / 1.017; 35.000


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