Official Name: | Lwakhakha, Kenya |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kenya |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Bungoma County |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1999 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.79°N 34.38°W |
Elevation M: | 1340 |
Lwakhakha, sometimes spelled Lwakaka, is a town in Bungoma County, Kenya.
Lwakhaka, Kenya is located in Bungoma County, approximately 90km (60miles), by road, southwest of Kitale.[1] Lwakhakha also lies approximately 275km (171miles), by road, northwest of Nakuru, the largest city in the province.[2] This location is immediately east of Lwakhakha, Uganda, across the International border that divides the two towns. The coordinates of Lwakhakha, Kenya are:0° 47' 24.00"N, 34° 22' 48.00"E (Latitude:0.7900; Longitude:34.3800).
Lwakhakha, Kenya is a market town. Trans-border trade occurs, but much of it is informal and goes unrecorded. The town is connected to Kenya's national electricity grid. Arrangements are in the advanced stages to supply electricity to Lwakhakha, Uganda from Kenya, under the auspices of the East African Community.[3] The area around Lwakhakha, Kenya has, in the past, served as a base for rebels opposed to the Kenyan Government in Nairobi.[4]
, the population of Lwakhakha, Kenya is not publicly known.