 Location of Western Province in Kenya Western Province is an administrative division of Kenya, bordering Uganda. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley, and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practiced here--there may be more Quakers here than in the rest of the world combined. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon, is in Bungoma District. The Kakamega Forest rainforest is part of the area. Image File history File links Kenya-Western. ...
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The Eastern Rift Valley is the eastern component of The Great Rift Valley running through Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. ...
The Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia) are a Bantu people residing in Western Province, Kenya between Lake Victoria, Uganda and Mount Elgon. ...
The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers or Friends) was founded in England in the 17th century. ...
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The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers or Friends) was founded in England in the 17th century. ...
Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya. ...
Kakamega Forest is situated in Western Province Kenya, north-west of the capital Nairobi, and near to the border with Uganda. ...
Geography
Western Province has diverse physical features, from the hills of northern Bungoma district to the plains bordering Lake Victoria in Busia district. The highest point in the province is the peak of Mount Elgon, while the lowest point is the sea-level town of Busia. Lake Victoria, as seen from space Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ...
Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya. ...
 Western Province, Kenya, with districts labelled Image File history File links Kenya_westp. ...
Climate The climate is mainly tropical, with variations due to altitude. Kakamega district is mainly hot and wet most of the year, while Bungoma district is colder but just as wet. Busia district is the warmest, while the hilly Vihiga district is the coldest. The entire province experiences very heavy rainfall all year round, with the long rains in the earlier months of the year.
Economy Farming is the main economic activity in the province.
Bungoma district is sugar country, with one of the country's largest sugar factories, as well as numerous small-holder sugar mills. Maize is also grown for subsistence, alongside millet and sorghum. Dairy farming is widely practiced, as well as the raising of poultry. There is a small but important tourist circuit, centering on the biennial circumcision ceremonies. Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ...
Pearl millet in the field Ripe head of proso millet The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ...
Species About 20 species, including: Sorghum almum Sorghum bicolor Sorghum caffrorum Sorghum caudatum Sorghum cernuum Sorghum halepense Sorghum nervosum Sorghum nigricans Sorghum nitidum Sorghum propinquum Sorghum roxburghii Hybrids Sorghum × almum Sorghum × drummondii Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern...
Kakamega district has a mixture of both subsistence and cash crop farming, with sugar cane being the preferred medium to large scale crop. The district has two sugar factories. There is also a significant tourism industry centering on Kakamega Forest. Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...
Kakamega Forest is situated in Western Province Kenya, north-west of the capital Nairobi, and near to the border with Uganda. ...
Busia district experiences perennial floods from the Nzoia River, and the dominant economic activity is fishing on Lake Victoria. Limited commercial farming is also practiced, mainly of sugar cane. Subsistence farming of cassava is widely practiced. The Nzoia River is a 160-mile (257 km) long Kenyan river, rising from Mount Elgon. ...
Vihiga district has large tea plantations, and is the most densely populated rural area in Kenya. Quarrying for construction materials is a significant activity in the hilly district. Dairy farming is also widely practiced in Vihiga. Tea leaves in a teacup. ...
Western Kenya has many large factories, including sugar processing plants (4 factories). The largest of these is Mumias Sugar, based at Mumias, to the West of Kakamega. This factory produces the dominant sugar brand in Kenya and is an economic success story. Also in Western Kenya is the largest paper factory in Africa (Pan Paper Mills) and chemical processors. Despite this, living standards are generally low and social amenities like running water and electricity are not available to the majority of the province's residents.
Districts The Western Province has eight administrative districts:
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Bungoma is a town in Western Province of Kenya, bordered by Uganda in the west. ...
Busia District, Kenya Busia District, Uganda Category: ...
Busia is a district in eastern Uganda. ...
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Kakamega is a town in western Kenya. ...
Teso District was a district in Uganda now known as Teso sub-region, and consists of the districts of Soroti, Katakwi and Kaberamaido. ...
Vihiga is a town in Kenya that is located on the eastern side of the Kakamega Forest. ...
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