Businesses in Taveta, Kenya

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Taveta, Kenya

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	18
Hospitals	18
Churches	16
Finance other	14
Shopping	14
Public administration	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	8
Primary and elementary schools	7
Restaurants	6
Hotels and motels	6
Atm's	5
Beauty salons	5
Shopping other	5
Pharmacies and drug stores	5
Banks	5

Taveta, Kenya Facts

Area	2.8 km²
Population	28,183
Male Population	14,495 (51.4%)
Female Population	13,688 (48.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+766.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+56.5%
Median Age	19.1 years (Male: 19.4, Female: 18.8)
Area Codes	43
Neighborhoods	Nairobi Central
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-3.39879, 37.68336

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Taveta, Kenya Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,253	7,005	18,011	25,413	28,183
Population Density	1,182.9 / km²	2,547.3 / km²	6,549.5 / km²	9,241.1 / km²	10,248.4 / km²

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

Taveta, Kenya Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 41.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Taveta, Kenya	+681.2%	+262.8%	+41.1%
Kenya	+241.7%	+96.8%	+48.4%

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

Taveta, Kenya Median Age

Median Age: 19.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Taveta, Kenya	19.1 yrs	18.8 yrs	19.4 yrs
Kenya	18 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.6 yrs

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

Taveta, Kenya Population Density

Population Density: 10,248 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Taveta, Kenya	28,183	2.75 km²	10,248 / 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

Taveta, Kenya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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 Taveta, Kenya

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Taveta, Kenya

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

Taveta, Kenya CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Taveta, Kenya	22,602 tn	0.8 tn	8,218.8 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

Taveta, Kenya CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	22,602 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.8 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,218.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
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
3/24/19	4:21 PM	4.7	64.7 km	10,000 m	41km S of Mtito Andei, Kenya	usgs.gov
2/7/19	8:52 AM	3.7	35.9 km	10,000 m	7km NE of Moshi, Tanzania	usgs.gov
1/1/91	9:37 PM	4.2	59.2 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov
9/27/86	4:50 AM	4.7	87.3 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
10/7/84	3:55 AM	4.7	63.8 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/9/83	4:15 PM	5.3	90.7 km	16,900 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/5/76	7:46 AM	4.2	93 km	33,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Taveta, Kenya

Taveta is a town in the Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. The town has an urban population of 11,500 (1999 census [1]).

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