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Baragoi
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°47′N36°47′E / 1.783°N 36.783°E / 1.783; 36.783
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
County Samburu County
Population
 (1999)
  Total20,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Baragoi is a market town in Kenya, lying north of Maralal and east of the Suguta Valley. It is located in Samburu County. The entire Baragoi division has a population of nearly 20,000 (1999 census) comprising mostly people from the Samburu and Turkana tribes. [1]

The main access road to Baragoi is the A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmaced from Rumuruti up to Maralal. The stretch of 108 km from Maralal to Baragoi is still unpaved. [2]

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References

  1. "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 22 June 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2006.
  2. "Samburu County Integrated Development Plan 2018–2022". Maarifa. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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