Lodwar (Kenya)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
לודוואר (קניה)
Name (Latin)
Lodwar (Kenya)
Coordinates
35.6 35.6 3.116666666 3.116666666 (gooearth )
E0353600 E0353600 N0030700 N0030700 (geonames )
Associated country
Kenya
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 150378342
Wikidata: Q995707
Library of congress: no 91001291
Sources of Information
  • Col. Lipp. gaz., 1962:p. 1073 (Lodwar, village in Northern Frontier Prov. of Kenya; 3°12ʹN, 35°46ʹE)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 03°07ʹ00ʺN 035°36ʹ00ʺE)
  • Early warning system bulletin (Lodwar, Kenya). Early warning system bulletin, 2nd quarter 1988:t.p. (Lodwar)
  • Col. Lipp. gaz., 1962:p. 1073 (Lodwar, village in Northern Frontier Prov. of Kenya; 3p0s12'N, 35p0s46'E)

Wikipedia description:

Lodwar is the largest town in north-western Kenya, located west of Lake Turkana on the A1 road. The main industries are basket weaving and tourism. The Loima Hills lie to the west. Lodwar is the capital of Turkana County. The town had a population of 82,970 in the 2019 census.

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