Eastern Province of Kenya

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Eastern Province of Kenya was a former administrative region in eastern Kenya known for its diverse ethnic communities, semi-arid landscapes, and agriculture-based economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative province
subnational administrative division
borderedBy Central Province of Kenya
Coast Province of Kenya
Nairobi Province of Kenya
North Eastern Province of Kenya
Rift Valley Province of Kenya
borderedByCountry Ethiopia
Somalia
capital Embu
Isiolo
Machakos
linked to: Machakos County
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country Kenya
dissolvedBy 2010 Constitution of Kenya
dissolvedOn 2013
economicActivity irrigated agriculture
livestock rearing
subsistence farming
formerCapital Embu
Isiolo
Machakos
linked to: Machakos County
knownFor agriculture-based economy
diverse ethnic communities
pastoralism
semi-arid landscapes
languageSpoken English
Kiembu
Kikamba
Kimeru
Somali
Swahili
locatedIn eastern Kenya
majorEthnicGroup Borana people
Embu people
Kamba people
Meru people
Rendille people
Somali people
partOf former Provinces of Kenya administrative structure
replacedBy Embu County
Garissa County
Isiolo County
Kitui County
Machakos County
Makueni County
Mandera County
linked to: Mandera

Marsabit County
Meru County
Tharaka-Nithi County
Wajir County

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North Eastern Province of Kenya borders Eastern Province of Kenya
Kamba language spokenInRegion Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Batian region Embu / Nyeri region (Mount Kenya area)
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Meru locatedIn Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Meru region Eastern Province (former) of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Marsabit County region former Eastern Province of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Kamba region Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Machakos County locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Eastern Region of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Machakos County partOf former Eastern Province of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Mavoko locatedInRegion Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Phacochoerus aethiopicus nativeTo eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Mlolongo locatedInRegion Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Rendille region Eastern Province of Kenya
Garissa locatedInRegion Eastern Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Rift Valley Province borderedBy Eastern Province of Kenya
subject linked to: Rift Valley Province of Kenya
Chogoria town locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Eastern Province, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Meru County region former Eastern Province of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Makueni County partOf Former Eastern Province, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Kitui County partOf former Eastern Province of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Embu County partOf former Eastern Province of Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Kamba (Kenya) region Eastern Province, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Runyenjes locatedInAdministrativeEntity Eastern Province, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Chuka locatedIn Eastern Region, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Chuka partOf Kenya’s Eastern region
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Meru Municipal Council locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Eastern Province, Kenya
linked to: Eastern Province of Kenya
Kimeru region Eastern Province of Kenya