Kericho
Sign in to savethumb|right|Location of Kericho, Kenya (old Provinces of Kenya|provinces pictured) thumb|right|Tea country surrounding Kericho
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- Locality
- Kipchebor ward
- Region
- Kericho
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 53,804
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thumb|right|Location of Kericho, Kenya (old Provinces of Kenya|provinces pictured) thumb|right|Tea country surrounding Kericho
Kericho is the largest town in Kericho County, located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Positioned on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho benefits from a warm and temperate climate, making it good for agriculture, especially large scale tea cultivation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kericho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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