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آیتن
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Iten{/itɛn/} is a small town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. It is one of the largest urban centers. The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar town at the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift at an altitude of 2400m. Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The slow growing town had a population of 42,312 at the 2019 consensus.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in KE, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, آیتن is referenced by 251 other articles, and connects out to Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenya and Nairobi.

It sits within the topics County capitals in Kenya, Elgeyo-Marakwet County and Populated places in Rift Valley Province.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Kabartonjo
Region
Baringo
Country
Kenya
Population
24,661

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Iten
Settlement.nickname
The Home of Champions
Settlement.motto
Home of Champions
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kenya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kenya
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
County
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Settlement.leader_title
Governor
Settlement.leader_name
Wesley Rotich
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_total
42,312
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.elevation_m
2400
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Climate

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Kenya
Population
42312
Elevation
2400
Image
Hill Ten.jpg
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Commons category
Iten
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