Kericho County

Kericho County
Kericho County
County
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	Location in Kenya
	Coordinates: 0°24′S 35°18′E / 0.4°S 35.3°E
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital	Kericho
Government
• Governor	Dr. Erick Mutai Equalizer
Area
• Total	2,454.5 km2 (947.7 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	901,777
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	kericho.go.ke

Kericho County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. The county seats between longitude 35°02' and 35°40' East and between the equator and latitude 0°23' South with an altitude of about 2002m above sea level. It borders Uasin Gishu County to the North West, Baringo County to the North-East, Nandi County to the North-West, Nakuru County to the East and Bomet County to the South, Kisumu County to the Northwest and Nyamira County to the West. It has a population of 901,777 (2019 census) and an area of 2,111 km².^[2]^[3] Its capital and largest town is Kericho.

Kericho County is home to the largest Kenyan tea plantations. Some of the largest tea companies including Unilever Kenya, James Finlay and Williamson Tea are based here. It is also home to the popular Ketepa brand.

The defunct Buret District is now part of Kericho County.

^ "Kenya Census 2009". Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via Scribd.
^ "Kenya Districts". statoids.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ "Second Generation County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022 Kericho County". Council of Governors. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[scribd-1] "Kenya Census 2009". Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via Scribd.

[statoids-2] "Kenya Districts". statoids.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[:0-3] "Second Generation County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022 Kericho County". Council of Governors. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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