Businesses in Kapenguria

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kapenguria

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Public administration	35
Education	26
Shopping	17
Hospitals	16
Other accommodation	12
Other membership organizations	11
Churches	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Shopping other	7
Electronics stores	7
Banks	7
Finance other	6
Religion	6
Education other	6

Kapenguria Facts

Area	1.6 km²
Population	686
Male Population	333 (48.5%)
Female Population	353 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+20.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-87.8%
Median Age	14.7 years (Male: 14.4, Female: 15)
Area Codes	54
Neighborhoods	Kapenguria
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	1.23333, 35.11667

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Kapenguria Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	568	1,136	5,645	7,530	686	703	762
Population Density	363.5 / km²	727 / km²	3,612.8 / km²	4,819.2 / km²	439 / km²	449.9 / km²	487.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapenguria Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 87.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kapenguria	+20.8%	-39.6%	-87.8%
Kenya	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapenguria Median Age

Median Age: 14.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kapenguria	14.7 yrs	15 yrs	14.4 yrs
Kenya	18 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kapenguria Population Density

Population Density: 439 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kapenguria	686	1.563 km²	439 / km²
Kenya	45.8 million	582,723.1 km²	78.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapenguria Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kapenguria

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kapenguria CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kapenguria	387 tn	0.56 tn	247.5 tons/km²
Kenya	27,341,523 tn	0.6 tn	46.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kapenguria CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	387 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	247.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/10/28	2:25 AM	6.2	99.9 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kapenguria

Kapenguria is a town lying north east of Kitale on the A1 road in Kenya. Kapenguria is capital of the West Pokot County. Kapenguria forms a municipality with an urban population of 13,000 and a total population of 56,000 (1999 census ). municipality..

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