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.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ