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Country
  
Kenya

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Population
  
110,963 (2009)

County
  
Bomet County

Climate
  
Cfb

Local time
  
Monday 5:32 PM

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Weather
  
25°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 32% Humidity

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Bomet is the capital and largest town of Bomet County. Bomet town has a total population of 110,963 (2009 census ). It is located along the B3 Mai Mahiu-Narok-Kisii road.

Contents

Map of Bomet, Kenya

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Administration

Bomet municipality has six wards (Cheboin, Emkwen, Itembe, Mutarakwa, Township and Tuluapmosonik). These wards are split between Bomet, Chepalungu, Kanoin and Sotik constituencies.

Economic Activities

The main economic activity in Bomet is agriculture. Tea is mostly grown in the eastern region of the district bordering the Mau forest. Farmers in the tea producing region sell their produce to KTDA (Kenya Tea Development Agency) factories such as those at Kapset, Mogogosiek, Rororok, Kapkoros and Tirgaga located in Bomet county. There are also other multinational tea companies such as George Williamson, Unilever and James Finlay (Kenya) Limited which have tea factories in the county.

Medical Facilities

Tenwek Hospital is a 300-bed hospital and training center located in Bomet. In addition to being the area's primary hospital, Tenwek serves as a referral hospital.

High Schools in Bomet

  • Longisa Boys High School
  • Sigor High school
  • Kamureito High School
  • Kabusare Secondary School
  • Olbutyo Boys High School
  • Saseta Girls Secondary School
  • Tenwek High School
  • Chemaner High School
  • Kimuchul Secondary School
  • References

    Bomet Wikipedia