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Turkana County

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Turkana County

Summary

Turkana County is a county of Kenya[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_kenya entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turkana County is located in Kenya[3].
  • Turkana County is in the country of Kenya[4].
  • Turkana County's image is recorded as Kenya Aerial 2009-08-27 14-26-44.JPG[5].
  • Turkana County's instance of is recorded as county of Kenya[6].
  • Turkana County's capital is recorded as Lodwar[7].
  • Turkana County's shares border with is recorded as South Ethiopia Regional State[8].
  • Turkana County's shares border with is recorded as Marsabit County[9].
  • Turkana County's shares border with is recorded as Samburu County[10].
  • Turkana County's shares border with is recorded as Baringo County[11].
  • Turkana County's shares border with is recorded as West Pokot County[12].
  • Turkana County's locator map image is recorded as Turkana County in Kenya.svg[13].
  • Turkana County's IdRef ID is recorded as 027747271[14].
  • Turkana County's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as KE-43[15].
  • Turkana County's Commons category is recorded as Turkana County[16].
  • Turkana County's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3495564[17].
  • +2013-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Turkana County[18].
  • Turkana County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.15, 'lon': 35.35}[19].
  • Turkana County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h34sn[20].
  • Turkana County's official website is recorded as http://www.turkana.go.ke/[21].
  • Turkana County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Turkana County[22].
  • Turkana County's population is recorded as {'amount': '+926976'}[23].
  • Turkana County's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Turkana County[24].
  • Turkana County's GeoNames ID is recorded as 178914[25].
  • Turkana County's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1138'}[26].
  • Turkana County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+68680'}[27].

Body

Geography

Turkana County is in the country of Kenya[4]. It is located in Kenya[3].

Physical Characteristics

Turkana County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+68680'}[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1138'}[26]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+926976'}[23].

Designation and Status

Turkana County's instance of is recorded as county of Kenya[6].

History and Context

+2013-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Turkana County[18].

Why It Matters

Turkana County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_kenya entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iso.org. iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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