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Kakuma
Turkana County · Kenya
City population
22,984
#93
in Kenya
#2
in Turkana County
#22,724
worldwide
3.714, 34.857 · 597 km from Nairobi
About Kakuma
Kakuma is a city in Turkana County, Kenya with a population of 22,984. It is the 93rd largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 22,724th largest worldwide. It lies 597 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Turkana County
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
603 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
3.714, 34.857
Record updated
2023-12-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 119 in KenyaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.