Kakamega

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Kakamega
Town
Kakamega Location in Kenya Show map of Kenya Kakamega Kakamega (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 0°16′56″N 34°45′14″E / 0.28215°N 34.75400°E / 0.28215; 34.75400
Country	Kenya
County	Kakamega County
Elevation	1,535 m (5,036 ft)
Population  (2019 census)	107,227
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator. It is the headquarters of Kakamega County that has a population of 1,867,579 (2019 census).^[1] The town has an urban population of 107,227 (2019 census).^[2]

Kakamega is 52 km north of Kisumu, and considered the heart of Luhya land. The average elevation of Kakamega is 1,535 metres.

The county has 12 constituencies in total, namely Butere, Mumias East,Mumias West, Matungu, Khwisero, Shinyalu, Lurambi, ikolomani, Lugari, Malava, Navakholo and Likuyani.