Loiyangalani
Sign in to saveLoiyangalani is a small town located on the southeastern coast of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The town has a population of 5,117. Loiyangalani means "a place of many trees" in the native Samburu tongue. It is home to the Rendille and Elmollo People but now has other Kenyan communities like the Turkana, Luo, Meru, and Somali. The town was founded near a freshwater spring in the 1960s where the Rendille and El Molo people lived. Its main industries include fishing, tourism and gold panning. It is a popular tourist destination in Northern Kenya, as the surrounding El Molo and Turkana villages offer un
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Loiyangalani
- Settlement.image_alt
- The area
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- (Loiyangalani)_Лойянгалани.jpg
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- Kenya
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- above
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- Location in Kenya
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Marsabit County
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- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Loiyangalani Division
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,117
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Marsabit County
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 5117
- Body of water
- Lake Turkana
- Image
- (Loiyangalani) Лойянгалани.jpg
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Loiyangalani is a small town located on the southeastern coast of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The town has a population of 5,117. Loiyangalani means "a place of many trees" in the native Samburu tongue. It is home to the Rendille and Elmollo People but now has other Kenyan communities like the Turkana, Luo, Meru, and Somali. The town was founded near a freshwater spring in the 1960s where the Rendille and El Molo people lived. Its main industries include fishing, tourism and gold panning. It is a popular tourist destination in Northern Kenya, as the surrounding El Molo and Turkana villages offer unique (although somewhat commercialized) experiences.
In June 2008, the 1st Cultural Festival took place at Loiyangalani and united all the tribes of the Lake in celebration for one weekend.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loiyangalani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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