Western Province (Kenya)
The Western Province (Swahili: Magharibi) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in Bungoma District. The Kakamega Forest rainforest is part of the area. The province capital is the town of Kakamega. In 1999 the total population was of 3,358,776 inhabitants within an area of 8,361 km².
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