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Kitale Facts

Area8.1 km²
Population134,924
Male Population68,655 (50.9%)
Female Population66,269 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+648.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+62.2%
Median Age16.9 years (Male: 16.7, Female: 17.1)
Area Codes54
NeighborhoodsMilimani, Lessos, Section six, Police Staff Housing, Laini-Moja
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng1.01572, 35.00622

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Kitale Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population18,02662,29483,187123,314134,924
Population Density2,218.6 / km²7,667 / km²10,238.4 / km²15,177.1 / km²16,606 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kitale Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 48.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kitale+584.1%+98%+48.2%
Kenya+241.7%+96.8%+48.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kitale Median Age

Median Age: 16.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kitale16.9 yrs17.1 yrs16.7 yrs
Kenya18 yrs18.4 yrs17.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kitale Population Density

Population Density: 16,606 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kitale134,9248.1 km²16,606 / km²
Kenya45.8 million582,723.1 km²78.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kitale Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Neighborhoods in Kitale

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kitale

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kitale

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kitale

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

Kitale CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kitale110,375 tn0.82 tn13,584.7 tons/km²
Kenya27,341,523 tn0.6 tn46.9 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
Kitale CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)110,375 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.82 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)13,584.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/10/282:25 AM6.283.7 km10,000 mKenyausgs.gov

Kitale

Kitale is an agricultural town in northern rift valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills at an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,200 ft). Its population is 106,187 as of 2009. National Museum of Western Kenya is located a..

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