Eastern Province (Kenya)

Eastern Province
Mkoa wa Mashariki
Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Coordinates: 0°0′N 38°0′E / 0.000°N 38.000°E / 0.000; 38.000
Country Kenya
No. of Counties:8
CapitalEmbu
Area
 • Total140,698.6 km2 (54,324.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total5,668,123[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Mount Kenya was found in the former Eastern Province (capital Embu; click map to enlarge)

The Eastern Province (Swahili: Mashariki) of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. The provincial capital was Embu.

  1. ^ "Welcome to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.