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Location of Kericho, Kenya
Tea country surrounding Kericho

Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in particular, the large scale cultivation of tea.[1]

The town is strategically located along Kenya's western tourism circuit with access to Lake Victoria, the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Ruma National Park.

As of the 1999 census, the town has a population of 150,000.[2] Kericho is the home town of the Kipsigis, who are a part of the Kalenjin people.

Kericho is home to the world's single largest tea plantation.
  1. ^ "Investing in Kericho County". Soko Directory. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ "The National Treasury" (PDF). Treasury.go.ke. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-12-06.[permanent dead link]

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