Mwale Medical and Technology City

Mwale Medical and Technology City
Mwale Medical and Technology City is located in Kenya
Mwale Medical and Technology City
Mwale Medical and Technology City
Coordinates: 0°16′02.8″N 34°33′04.7″E / 0.267444°N 34.551306°E / 0.267444; 34.551306
CountryKenya
CountyKakamega
Sub-countyButere
Mission2007-2012
Founded2014[1]
Founded byJulius Mwale[2][3]
Government
 • TypeIntegrated Master Development Plan
 • BodyBoard of supervisors
Area
 • Total2,000 ha (5,000 acres)
Elevation
1,423 m (4,669 ft)

Mwale Medical and Technology City (commonly abbreviated as MMTC) is a community-owned sustainable metropolis located in Butere Sub-county, Kakamega, Kenya. It is centered around a large medical complex with a 5,000-patient capacity Hamptons Hospital, with a research and innovation park in the Plaza district. It also has a large industrial district anchored by a solar power plant. Three other districts have residential homes with a 36-hole golf course, a commercial shopping center with mall, supermarkets, and hotels, and an airport district for evacuating patients to the hospital via a planned cable car. The city costs US$2 billion.[4][1] It is "a golden standard for new green Cities' development worldwide."[5] MMTC serves as a successful template for other new cities due to the way it has integrated and uplifted the local community and catalyzed economic growth in the region.[2][3]

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