Lodwar
Sign in to saveLodwar is the largest town in north-western Kenya, located west of Lake Turkana on the A1 road. The main industries are basket weaving and tourism. The Loima Hills lie to the west. Lodwar is the capital of Turkana County. The town had a population of 82,970 in the 2019 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lodwar
- Region
- Turkana
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 82,970
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lodwar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lodwar Kenya from hill2010.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Lodwar from the Hill
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- Kenya
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kenya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Turkana County
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Rift Valley Province
- Population
- +82970
- Elevation
- +477
- Capital of
- Turkana County
- Image
- Lodwar Kenya from hill2010.JPG
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Lodwar is the largest town in north-western Kenya, located west of Lake Turkana on the A1 road. The main industries are basket weaving and tourism. The Loima Hills lie to the west. Lodwar is the capital of Turkana County. The town had a population of 82,970 in the 2019 census.
==History== According to the Insider’s guide to Kenya Lodwar's history began around 1933 when a trader named Shah Mohamed arrived on the banks of the Turkwell River. The roads were poor, so he brought donkeys. He eventually built a permanent trading centre in Lodwar, including a gas station. The district commissioner's office was built, followed by a small medical clinic and a government prison. Police headquarters were built in Lokitaung, as tribal disputes were common in the area.