Kitale

Template:Use Kenyan English Template:Infobox settlement Kitale is a town in the north west of Kenya, in the former Rift Valley province, between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills. It has an elevation of around Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its population was Template:Gaps as of 2019.<ref name="OpenData Kenya"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the location of Kitale Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The National Museum of Western Kenya in Kitale is a natural history museum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Location

Kitale lies between Mount Elgon and Cherang'any Hills is 72.3 km (44.9 mi) by road north west of Eldoret.

History

In 1920, Arthur Champion, the colonial district commissioner, established a new administrative centre in the Trans Nzoia region, at the future site of the township of Kitale.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

In 1930, locusts caused extensive damage to crops.<ref name="Nicholls">Template:Cite web</ref>

Places of Interest

• Kitale Museum<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Kitale Showgroud<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Neighborhoods

Kitale is subdivided into 8 Wards totaling 167 (km²) of area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ward	Area (km²)
Tuwan	5
Matisi	38
Sirende	14
Waitaluk	18
Bidil	32
Hospital	34
Kinyoro	19
Kapomboi	7

Climate

Kitale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) very closely bordering on Cwb.