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Malaba, Kenya

Coordinates: 00°38′20″N 34°15′57″E / 0.63889°N 34.26583°E / 0.63889; 34.26583
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For the Ugandan town, see Malaba, Uganda.
For other uses, see Malaba (disambiguation).
Malaba, Kenya
Country Kenya
DistrictTeso District
Elevation
3,870 ft (1,180 m)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total
7,302


Malaba, Kenya is a town in Teso District, Western Province, on Kenya's western border with Uganda.

Location

The town is located on the main Nairobi-Kampala highway, approximately 477 kilometres (296 mi), by road, west of Nairobi.[1]

A metre gauge railway also crosses the border at this point. The nearby town of Busia is also a busy border post. A proposed new standard gauge railway from Mombasa would pass through this town. [2]

Malaba, Kenya is the main town of Teso District. It had a population of 7,302 according to the 1999 census.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Distance between Nairobi and Malaba, with Map
  2. ^ http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news85653.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News
  3. ^ Population figures for Towns and Municipalities, The Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya)


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