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Elgeyo Marakwet | |
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![]() Location in Kenya | |
Country | Kenya |
Founded | 4 March 2013 |
Capital | Iten |
Government | |
• Governor | Wisley Rotich |
Area | |
• Total | 3,049.7 km2 (1,177.5 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 454,480[1] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Located in the former Rift Valley Province, its capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia to the northwest.