Iten Town Elgeyo-Marakwet County

What's Iten Town?

Iten Town

Iten Town is located in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in Kenya. It has a total popupation of 12,630, of which 6,126 (49%) are male and 6,504 (51%) are female.

Economic Activities: Elgeyo-Marakwet athletics and administrative centre with agriculture, dairy, tourism and services.

Iten Town hosts key institutions like; Elgeyo-Marakwet County Government; Kenya Revenue Authority; Kenya Power; Kenya Police Service; Iten County Referral Hospital; University of Eldoret - regional facilities; Kenya Red Cross; Equity Bank; KCB Bank Kenya; Co-operative Bank of Kenya.

In Iten Town, you can visit the following places; Iten Viewpoint; Kerio Valley; Torok Falls; Chebloch Gorge; Rimoi National Reserve; athletics training camps.

Nearby Towns: Eldoret City Kapsowar Kapsabet Kapcherop Kabarnet

What's in Iten?

NEWS & EVENTS

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    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:55:15 GMT
    Iten Air Quality Index (AQI) and Kenya Air Pollution - IQAir

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Iten residents ready to welcome President William Samoei Ruto - Facebook

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Kipruto wins Chicago marathon on third attempt as Iten residents went frenzy - KBC Digital

    Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT
    Kenya rolls out new protections for athletes in Iten after wave of femicide - Daily Nation

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    'People power' takes on rising insecurity in Iten - standardmedia.co.ke

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    KeNHA Announces Road Closure as Floods Overwhelm Several Parts of the Country - Kenyans.co.ke

    Sat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    KeNHA issues traffic advisory after landslide blocked Iten–Kabarnet road - Citizen Digital

Statistics on Iten Town

Total Population
12,630
Male Population
6,126
Female Population
6,504
Male to Female Ratio
0.94