ITEN.courtesy wikipedia Coordinates: 0°40′23″N 35°30′30″E / 0.67306 Country Kenya Province Rift Valley Prov District Uasin Gishu Di Elevation 7,900 ft (2,400 Population • Total 4,000 Time zone EAT ( UTC+3 ) Iten is a town in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet. Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The town has a population of 4000 [2] . Iten is the capital of the Keiyo District and Elgeyo-Marakwet County of Kenya. It forms a common local authority (Iten/Tambach town council) with Tambach, a small town in the vicinity. Iten was the headquarters of the former Elgeyo-Marakwet District since 1966, when it replaced Tambach. [1] The name of the town is a corruption of Hill Ten, a local rock formation named by Joseph Thomson in 1883. [1] The hill is located 800 meters outside the village, on the road toward Kessup. It can be best viewed from the Iten Viewpoint.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:21:10 +0000
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