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Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Located in the former Rift Valley Province, the capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia to the northwest.
The total population of Elgeyo-Marakwet County is 454,480 persons, 227,317 are females, 227,151 males, and 12 intersex persons. There are 99,861 households in the county with an average size of 4.5 persons per household with a population density of 150 persons per square km.
Religion in Elgeyo-Marakwe County
The Kerio River binds the county on the eastern side. From its alluvial plain, the topography gradually rises towards the west. The Elgeyo Escarpment stands out distinctly with elevation differences of up to 1,500 metres. In the northern and southern parts of the county the topography is rugged, giving way to more subdued relief differences going westwards. The underlying geology consists of gneisses from the Basement System. The Cherangany Hills rise gently to form the western half of the Great Rift Valley and extend northwest in a broken chain to Mount Moroto in Uganda. Non-volcanic in origin, the Cherangany Hills resulted from subsequent erosion of the raised western ridge of the Eastern Rift Valley. The range is approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) long and 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide and averages 2,700 metres (9,000 ft) in height; the highest point is more than 3,400 metres (11,000 ft). Many of the summits are covered with huge groundsels and lobelias. Some of the hills include Kamologon (3581 m), Chebon (3375 m), Chepkotit (3370 m), Karelachgelat (3350 m) and Sondany (3211 m).
Temperatures range from a minimum of 12 °C—relatively cool, with mists and occasionally even frost—to a maximum of 22 °C. Rainfall ranges annually from 800 to 2300 mm.
The county is mainly occupied by Keiyo, Sengwer (also called Cherangany) and Marakwet are part of the larger ethnic grouping of eight culturally and linguistically related ethnic groups known as the Kalenjin.
Marakwet is a sub-tribe of the Kalenjin. It is made up of the sub-dialects Almoo, Endoow, Markweta (the sub-dialect giving rise to the common name), and Sombirir (Borokot) who presently predominantly live in Marakwet District in the North Rift Valley Province. Some now live in Trans Nzoia East and Uasin Gishu North districts and in other towns.
The name Keiyo or Elgeyo has been used interchangeably to describe the Keiyo people. The latter name is disputed as a corruption of the true name, which was coined by the Uasin-Gishu Maasai, who were the Keiyo's neighbours in the mid-9th century at the western side of Eldoret.
Elgeyo - Marakwet is divided into 4 sub-counties, 20 county assemblies wards, 68 locations and 199 sub-locations. Below is the distribution of the county assemblies wards.
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Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Located in the former Rift Valley Province, the capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia to the northwest.
The total population of Elgeyo-Marakwet County is 454,480 persons, 227,317 are females, 227,151 males, and 12 intersex persons. There are 99,861 households in the county with an average size of 4.5 persons per household with a population density of 150 persons per square km.
Religion in Elgeyo-Marakwe County
The Kerio River binds the county on the eastern side. From its alluvial plain, the topography gradually rises towards the west. The Elgeyo Escarpment stands out distinctly with elevation differences of up to 1,500 metres. In the northern and southern parts of the county the topography is rugged, giving way to more subdued relief differences going westwards. The underlying geology consists of gneisses from the Basement System. The Cherangany Hills rise gently to form the western half of the Great Rift Valley and extend northwest in a broken chain to Mount Moroto in Uganda. Non-volcanic in origin, the Cherangany Hills resulted from subsequent erosion of the raised western ridge of the Eastern Rift Valley. The range is approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) long and 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide and averages 2,700 metres (9,000 ft) in height; the highest point is more than 3,400 metres (11,000 ft). Many of the summits are covered with huge groundsels and lobelias. Some of the hills include Kamologon (3581 m), Chebon (3375 m), Chepkotit (3370 m), Karelachgelat (3350 m) and Sondany (3211 m).
Temperatures range from a minimum of 12 °C—relatively cool, with mists and occasionally even frost—to a maximum of 22 °C. Rainfall ranges annually from 800 to 2300 mm.
The county is mainly occupied by Keiyo, Sengwer (also called Cherangany) and Marakwet are part of the larger ethnic grouping of eight culturally and linguistically related ethnic groups known as the Kalenjin.
Marakwet is a sub-tribe of the Kalenjin. It is made up of the sub-dialects Almoo, Endoow, Markweta (the sub-dialect giving rise to the common name), and Sombirir (Borokot) who presently predominantly live in Marakwet District in the North Rift Valley Province. Some now live in Trans Nzoia East and Uasin Gishu North districts and in other towns.
The name Keiyo or Elgeyo has been used interchangeably to describe the Keiyo people. The latter name is disputed as a corruption of the true name, which was coined by the Uasin-Gishu Maasai, who were the Keiyo's neighbours in the mid-9th century at the western side of Eldoret.
Elgeyo - Marakwet is divided into 4 sub-counties, 20 county assemblies wards, 68 locations and 199 sub-locations. Below is the distribution of the county assemblies wards.
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