BOMET

Bomet County · KENYA (KE) · 0.78°S / 35.34°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 200,308

Bomet is a city in Kenya with a population of 11,765. It sits at -0.78/35.34, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 19 km from Mulot.

Population 11,765

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Bomet County
Coords: 0.78°S / 35.34°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Mulot Bomet County 3,149 19.4 km

NW Kapkatet Kericho County 2,484 23.4 km

W Sotik Bomet County 4,194 27.5 km

NW Litein Kericho County 13,403 27.7 km

W Jebilat Nyamira county 5,373 31.6 km

W Nyansiongo Nyamira county 5,993 36.5 km

SE Olulung’a Narok County 5,609 43.4 km

W Keroka Nyamira county 10,881 43.9 km

NE Olenguruone Nakuru County 2,787 44.2 km

N Kericho Kericho County 53,804 46.2 km

Air access

nearby

HKBE

Bomet Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

HKGE

Ngerende Airport

Small airport

37.7 km

KEY

Kericho Airport

Small airport

44.7 km

HKCG

Chagaik Airstrip

Small airport

48.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bomet?: 11,765 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bomet in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Bomet in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Bomet?: Bomet Airport (HKBE).
How far is Bomet from Nairobi?: About 173 km.
Does Bomet have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Bomet in?: Bomet County.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/200308

{
  "data": {
    "id": 200308,
    "name": "Bomet",
    "ascii_name": "Bomet",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 11765,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -0.78129,
    "longitude": 35.34156
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.7x the population of Mulot.
19 km from Mulot.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.