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Rift Valley Province

Province of Kenya

Summary

Province of Kenya

Field	Value
name	Rift Valley Province
native_name	Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa
native_name_lang	sw
settlement_type	Former Province
image_caption	Rift Valley
image_map	Rift Valley in Kenya.svg
map_caption	Location in Kenya
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Kenya
subdivision_type1	No. of Counties:
subdivision_name1	14
seat_type	Capital
seat	Nakuru
area_total_km2	182,505.1
population_as_of	2009
population_total	10,006,805
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	EAT
utc_offset	+3
coordinates

Rift Valley Province () of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the 2013 Kenyan general election. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated by the Kenya Rift Valley which passes through it and gave the province its name. According to the 2009 Census, the former province covered an area of 182,505.1 km2 and would have had a population of 10,006,805, making it the largest and most populous province in the country. The bulk of the provincial population inhabited a strip between former Nairobi and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru.

Counties

As of March 2013 after the Kenyan general election, 2013, the Province was partitioned into counties and Rift Valley Province was dissolved.

Code		County		Former Province		Area (km2)		Population
Census 2009		Capital
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Geography

The Great Rift Valley runs south through Kenya from Lake Turkana in the north and has several unique geographical features, including the Elgeyo escarpment which is a popular tourist attraction.

Apart from the Rift Valley itself, the area has other important geographic features such as: the extinct volcanoes Mount Longonot and Mount Suswa and Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Magadi, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, the Suguta Valley, and Lake Turkana.

Geology

A large part of Kenya is underlain by Precambrian basement, while the Kenya rift basin (a typical extensional basin) hosts Tertiary volcanics that cover Mesozoic sediments (Recently these sediments have been considered for oil exploration). The sedimentary basins evolved along the Anza trough during the Late Paleozoic to Early Tertiary times through extension tectonics during the major Gondwanaland breakup. In the Miocene Period, the region underwent intermittent uplift and subsidence along major boundary faults accompanied by a large outpouring of lava flows. The Anza trough intersects the modern rift valley in the area of Lake Turkana. Rifting still continues today; primarily in the north, where active volcanoes are more plentiful.

Economy

The highlands provide adequate rainfall for farming and agriculture which is the economic base of the residents of the Rift Valley. Tea from the highlands in the Kericho district enjoys a worldwide reputation, but horticulture is an important part of the district's economy and cattle raising is also practised to a large extent.

The full economic potential of the Rift Valley region is, however, far from fully exploited, though the current growth in population and improved education may change this in a near future. People in the province are still mostly rural, but urbanisation is gradually increasing; new cities and towns contain the rural-urban migration and, provided the right policies are instituted, the Rift Valley province will be able to emerge as a national economic and cultural hub.

Ethnicity

The Rift Valley is home to various communities. The people of the Rift Valley are a mesh work of different ethnic identities, and the Kalenjin and the Maasai are two of the best known ethnic groups. Most of Kenya's top runners come from the Kalenjin community. The Maasai people have the most recognizable cultural identity, both nationally and internationally, and serve as Kenya's international cultural symbol.

Villages and settlements

Baraton
Bartimaro
Burgich
Chamagel
Chebara
Cheboin
Chemosiet
Chemuswa
Chepkum
Cheptonge
Chepunyal
Chororget
Cokereria
Dol Dol
Emdin
Enangiperi
Gichage
Gituandaga
Goroba
Ilbisil
Ilpartimaro
Ilyagaleni
Jamji
Kabaldamet
Kabetwa
Kabisaga
Kabungwa
Kaiboi
Kaitui
Kalema
Kamamut
Kamnunguuawa
Kampi ya Bibi
Kampi ya Simba
Kamugeno
Kamwaura
Kanyarkwat
Kap Sarok
Kapchebelel
Kapchorewe
Kapsamonget
Kapsaos
Kapteren
Kapuset
Karero
Kauro
Kebenet
Kenegut
Kerisa
Kibebetiet
Kiberengi
Kibingor
Kiligis
Kimana
Kiminini
Koiparak
Koitilial
Kongelai
Korikabemitik
Kosipirr
Kukurna
Kunyao
Lamuria
Lengesim
Logumukum
Loichangamatak
Lokwakangole
Lolnguswa
Lomelo
Lomut
Lorugumu
Loruth
Lossom
Lotongot
Machege
Mailua
Makandara
Marashoni
Mbagathi
Melewa
Miti ya Hunter
Mogwooni
Morkwijit
Mtembur
Mugus
Muriling
Murua Korg
Musereita
Nakinglas
Ndamichoni
Ndiuini
Nganukonharengak
Nkidongi
Nyangoso
Nyaru
Ole Seni
Olengarua
Olkeramatian
Oloiyangalani
Olokurto
Orwa
Samuli
Sigoor Camp
Subuku
Thuthuriki
Yatya

References

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