Explore Kenya in Africa - Kenya Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Kenya with its capital Nairobi is located in Africa (Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean). It covers some 582,651 square kilometres (slightly more than twice the size of Nevada) with 37,953,000 citizens. English and Swahili (generic) are the the languages commonly used by the people in Kenya. Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan, Somalia and Uganda are bordering countries.

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About Kenya

The landscape features low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley and fertile plateau in west. The average density of population is about 65 per km². The climate in can be described as varying from tropical along coast to arid in interior. Potential threats by nature are recurring drought or flooding during rainy seasons.

To reach someone in Kenya dial +254 prior to a number. There are 664,100 installed telephones. And there are 19,365,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ke". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 240V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 8 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Kenya

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Kenya Tourism

Kenya tourist Board
Kenya Re Towers, Ragati Road, Upper Hill
P.O. Box 30630 Nairobi
Kenya

Phone: +254 2 724042
Fax: +254 2 724169

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Kenya has 1 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Kenya Unesco Heritage location overview.

Fort Jesus, Mombasa

The Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa, is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th...

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

The Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley , a natural property of outstanding beauty, comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in...

Lake Turkana National Parks

The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and...

Lamu Old Town

Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the...

Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, during whose period of activity (3.1–2.6 million years ago) it is thought to have risen to...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Kenya

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Kenya is growing at an rate of 2.59% (or by 1,036,405 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.59%. Or an total increase of 1,036,405 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.