Kenya

sovereign state, country
Part of	East Africa
Year dem found am	1963
Official name	Republic of Kenya
Native label	Republic of Kenya
Short name	🇰🇪
Dem name after	Mount Kenya
Official language	Swahili, English
Anthem	Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
Culture	culture of Kenya
Motto	Harambee
Motto text	Magical Kenya, Cenia Lledrithiol
Continent	Africa
Country	Kenya
Capital	Nairobi
Located in time zone	UTC+03:00, Africa/Nairobi
Coordinate location	0°6′0″N 38°0′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	3°58′59″N 41°54′24″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	5°30′0″N 35°19′12″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	4°40′46″S 39°13′6″E
Coordinates of westernmost point	0°5′10″N 33°56′40″E
Highest point	Mount Kenya
Lowest point	Indian Ocean
Office held by head of state	President of Kenya
State ein head	William Ruto
Office head of government hold	President of Kenya
Government ein head	William Ruto
Executive body	Government of Kenya
Legislative body	Parliament of Kenya
Central bank	Central Bank of Kenya
Currency	Kenyan shilling
Twinned administrative body	Cheltenham
Driving side	left
Electrical plug type	BS 1363
Dey replace	Kenya (1963–1964)
Significant event	Independence of Kenya
Dema official website	https://www.president.go.ke
Hashtag	Kenya
Top-level Internet domain	.ke
Flag	flag of Kenya
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Kenya
Geography of topic	geography of Kenya
Get characteristic	partly free country
History of topic	history of Kenya
Railway traffic side	left
Open data portal	Kenya open data
Economy of topic	economy of Kenya
Demographics of topic	demographics of Kenya
Mobile country code	639
Country calling code	+254
Trunk prefix	0
Emergency phone number	112, 999
GS1 country code	616
Licence plate code	EAK
Maritime identification digits	634
Unicode character	🇰🇪
Category for maps	Category:Maps of Kenya

Kenya, alias Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), be country for East Africa. Plus population of more dan 47.6 million for de 2019 census,^[1] Kenya be de 27th most populous country for de world^[2] den 7th most populous for Africa insyd. Kenya ein capital den largest city be Nairobi, wey ebe de oldest, currently ebe de second largest city, den first capital be de coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City be de third-largest city wey esan be inland port for Lake Victoria insyd. As of 2020, Kenya be de third-largest economy for sub-Saharan Africa afta Nigeria den South Africa.^[3] South Sudan dey border Kenya for de northwest, Ethiopia for de north, Somalia for de east, Uganda for de west, Tanzania for de south, den de Indian Ocean for de southeast. Ein geography, climate den population dey vary widely, e dey range from cold snow-capped mountaintops (Batian, Nelion den Point Lenana for Mount Kenya top) plus vast forests wey dey surround, wildlife den fertile agricultural regions go temperate climates for western insyd den rift valley counties den dry less fertile arid den semi-arid areas den absolute deserts (Chalbi Desert den Nyiri Desert).

Kenya be member of de United Nations, de Commonwealth, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, COMESA, International Criminal Court, as well as oda international organisations. E sanso be major non-NATO ally of de United States.

Demographics

Urban centres

[edit | edit source] Main article: List of cities and towns in Kenya by population

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Kenya According to de 2019 Census
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Nairobi Mombasa	1	Nairobi	Nairobi	4 397 073	11	Ongata Rongai	Kajiado	172 569
	2	Mombasa	Mombasa	1 208 333	12	Garissa	Garissa	163 399
	3	Nakuru	Nakuru	570 674	13	Kitale	Trans-Nzoia	162 174
	4	Ruiru	Kiambu	490 120	14	Juja	Kiambu	156 041
	5	Eldoret	Uasin Gishu	475 716	15	Mlolongo	Machakos	136 351
	6	Kisumu	Kisumu	397 957	16	Malindi	Kilifi	119 859
	7	Kikuyu	Kiambu	323 881	17	Mandera	Mandera	114 718
	8	Thika	Kiambu	251 407	18	Kisii	Kisii	112 417
	9	Naivasha	Nakuru	198 444	19	Kakamega	Kakamega	107 227
	10	Karuri	Kiambu	194 342	20	Ngong	Kajiado	102 323

References

↑ "2019 Kenya population and housing census – population by county and sub county – Kenya Data Portal". kenya.opendataforafrica.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
↑ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
↑ Reporter, Standard. "Kenya now third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa". The Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

Sources wey you fi read further

Haugerud A (1995). The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya. African Studies. Vol. 84 (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780521595902.
Ludeki Chweya; John Kithome Tuta; S. Kichamu Akivaga (2005), Control of Corruption in Kenya: Legal-political Dimensions, The University of Michigan, p. 259, ISBN 978-9966-915-55-9
Mwaura N (2005). Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa. Algora Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 9780875863214.