Map of Iten, Kenya

Iten is the administrative centre of Elegeyo-Marakwet, Kenya, with a population of about 42,000. It lies at 0.6703°N, 35.5081°E. Iten is about 261 km (162 mi) northwest of Nairobi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Eldoret, 31 km to the southwest.

Iten at a glance

Where is Iten?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Close to the equator, so day length stays near 12 hours all year.

Cities near Iten

• Eldoret — 31 km southwest
• Kitale — 68 km northwest
• Kapsabet — 69 km southwest
• Kapenguria — 77 km northwest
• Webuye — 82 km west
• Kimilili — 89 km west
• Kakamega — 94 km southwest
• Molo — 105 km south
• Bungoma — 106 km west
• Mbale — 109 km southwest

Largest cities in Kenya

• Nairobi — 4,397,073
• Kakamega — 1,867,579
• Mombasa — 1,208,333
• Nakuru — 570,674
• Ruiru — 490,120
• Eldoret — 475,716
• Kisumu — 397,957
• Kikuyu — 323,881
• Thika — 251,407
• Naivasha — 198,444

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.