Kenya Colony

former UK possession in Africa between 1920 and 1963
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Kenya Colony

Summary

Kenya Colony is a colony[1]. It draws 559 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #36 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kenya Colony is in the country of British Empire[3].
  • Kenya Colony's continent is recorded as Africa[4].
  • Kenya Colony's instance of is recorded as colony[5].
  • Kenya Colony's instance of is recorded as protectorate[6].
  • Kenya Colony's instance of is recorded as crown colony[7].
  • Kenya Colony's capital is recorded as Nairobi[8].
  • Kenya Colony's currency is recorded as East African shilling[9].
  • Kenya Colony's currency is recorded as East African florin[10].
  • Kenya Colony's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kenya (1921–1963).svg[11].
  • Kenya Colony's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[12].
  • Kenya Colony's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of the Colony of Kenya (1920-1963).svg[13].
  • Kenya Colony's basic form of government is recorded as colony[14].
  • Kenya Colony's locator map image is recorded as Africa 1909 16a.png[15].
  • Kenya Colony's Commons category is recorded as British East Africa[16].
  • +1920-06-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kenya Colony[17].
  • Kenya Colony was dissolved in +1963-12-12T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Kenya Colony's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n2n7j[19].
  • Kenya Colony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kenya Colony[20].
  • Kenya Colony's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6200000'}[21].
  • Kenya Colony's replaces is recorded as East Africa Protectorate[22].
  • Kenya Colony's replaced by is recorded as Kenya (1963–1964)[23].
  • Kenya Colony's language used is recorded as Swahili[24].
  • Kenya Colony's INSEE countries and foreign territories code is recorded as 99307[25].
  • Kenya Colony's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/71e40bcc-9698-4e75-8ea6-e7c3e8844679[26].

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Geography

Kenya Colony is in the country of British Empire[3]. Its continent is recorded as Africa[4].

Physical Characteristics

Kenya Colony's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6200000'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[5], protectorate[6], and crown colony[7].

History and Context

+1920-06-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kenya Colony[17].

Why It Matters

Kenya Colony draws 559 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #36 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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