Misplaced Pages

Keroka

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Keroka" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Place in Kenya
Keroka
CountryKenya
County
Population
 • City50,000
 • Urban30,000
 • Metro20,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Keroka is a town located in Kenya's Nyamira and Kisii counties. It is the largest town in Nyamira county after Nyamira Town.

Keroka is mainly inhabited by the Abagusii people and lies in the middle of Kisii-Sotik highway. It serves as a trading and administrative post, having started as a business centre at Nyabiemba near the border of the borabu settlement scheme. Keroka is the terminus for various national bus lines like Transline, Guardian Angel and Nyamira Express.

The majority of the town's inhabitants are Seventh Day Adventists. the town in recent times has a major infrastructural development such as a modern car park, a modern market stall near kisumu ndogo area. major supermarkets such supamatt and neema operate in the area. There are many bars and restaurants in the area. Several medical facilities, including Med-Stop Hospital ,med forte, omwabo chemists Keroka sub-county Hospital and Gucha Hospital are located in the town.

References


Stub icon

This Nyanza Province location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: