Map of Kenya

Republic of Kenya

Kenya is located in East Africa. Below you can see where Kenya sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Nairobi.

Where Kenya is located

Outline of Kenya

Political map of Kenya and neighboring countries — Political map: Kenya and its neighbors

Reference map of Kenya (CIA World Factbook)By United States Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Relief map of Kenya — physical geographyBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Location map of KenyaBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Kenya on the globeBy Mandingoesque · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

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Administrative divisions of Kenya

Kenya is divided into 8 provinces.

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Central
Coast
Eastern
Nairobi
North-Eastern
Nyanza
Rift Valley
Western

Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

Where is Kenya?

Kenya lies in East Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 0.02° S, 37.91° E, and the capital, Nairobi, is at 1.29° S, 36.82° E.

With 580,367 km², it is the 24th-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 2.4 times the size of the United Kingdom.

The equator crosses Kenya for about 785 km, so it lies in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres — see the equator map.

Neighbouring countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan.

Geography of Kenya

Continent: Africa
Region: East Africa
Area: 580,367 km²
Geographic centre: 0.02° S, 37.91° E
Capital (Nairobi): 1.29° S, 36.82° E
Size rank in Africa: 24 of 54
Highest point: Mount Kenya (5,199 m)
Land borders: 5

Bordering countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan.