Burgich | |
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Coordinates: 1°58′N35°05′E / 1.97°N 35.08°E | |
Country | Kenya |
Province | Rift Valley Province |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Burgich is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province.
The highlands provide adequate rainfall for farming and agriculture which is the economic base of the residents of the Rift Valley. Tea from the highlands in the Kericho district enjoys a worldwide reputation, but horticulture is an important part of the district's economy and cattle raising is also practised to a large extent.
The full economic potential of the Rift Valley region is however, far from fully exploited, though the current growth in population and improved education may change this in the near future. People in the province are still mostly rural, but urbanisation is gradually increasing; new cities and towns contain the rural-urban migration and, provided the right policies are instituted, the Rift Valley province will be able to emerge as a national economic and cultural hub.
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