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West Pokot County

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Country
  
Kenya

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Area
  
8,418 km²

Capital
  
Kapenguria

Formed
  
March 4, 2013

Website
  
westpokot.go.ke

Population
  
512,690 (2009)

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West Pokot County is a county of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kapenguria. The county has a population of 512,690 (2009 census) and an area of 8,418.2 km².

Contents

Map of West Pokot County, Kenya

People

Pokot people inhabit the area.

Kengen's Turkwel Hydro Power Plant is also situated in West Pokot County. It is a power plant that produces about 105MW of power that is fed to the national grid. Communities around the power plant and the extensive districts of West Pokot and Turkana do not enjoy the benefits coming from the power plant.

Tegla Loroupe, one of the most famous Kenyan female runners is from West Pokot.

Geography

Mount Mtelo is located in West Pokot County.

County subdivisions

The district has four constituencies:

  • Kacheliba Constituency
  • Kapenguria Constituency
  • Sigor Constituency
  • Pokot South Constituency
  • Notable residents

  • Lonah Chemtai, Kenyan-Israeli Olympic marathon runner
  • References

    West Pokot County Wikipedia