# Sotik Constituency, Bomet County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/sotik/ Constituency · Bomet County # Sotik Sotik is a constituency of Kenya in Bomet County. It covers **475.5 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 476km² - 31mapped services - 1,864 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sotik? Sotik lies in [Bomet County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/), [Kenya](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/). It borders 7 other constituencies: [Bomet Central](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/bomet-central/), [Borabu](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/nyamira/borabu/), [Buret](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/buret/), [Chepalungu](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/chepalungu/), [Emurua Dikirr](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/narok/emurua-dikirr/), [Konoin](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/konoin/) and [Nyaribari Masaba](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kisii/nyaribari-masaba/). By area it is the 144th largest of 290 constituencies in Kenya. It covers 19.5% of [Bomet County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/). The centre of Sotik is about 195 km in a straight line from Nairobi, the capital. It is about 22 km from Bomet, the main town of Bomet County. The centre point is at 0.7653° S, 35.1445° E. Source: [IEBC via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ken). ## Things to see in and around Sotik ### Nearby, outside Sotik - Riamanoti · attraction, Borabu14 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Sotik - Time zoneUTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Nairobi - CurrencyShilling (KES) - Country calling code+254 - LanguagesEnglish, Swahili - Plug typesType G · 240 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena73 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu89 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:41). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Sotik Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Sotik. The largest with a recorded population: Jebilat (5,373) and Sotik (4,194). Settlements here lie between about 1,746 m and 2,007 m above sea level (median 1,864 m). - Balek - Balek centre - Chebirbelek - Chebole - Chebongei - Chesilyot - Gelegele - Gorgor - Jebilat - Kamugeno - Kamungei - Kapletundo - Kaplong - Kapsauny - Keroncho - Kibajit - Kimawit Centre - Kimolwet - Kipsimbo - Kipsonoi - Koyet - Ndanai - Oldebesi - Orokiet - Saint Francis - Sikutek - Sotik - Yaganek Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sotik Named natural and historic features inside Sotik, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Ainabkoi - Isogi - Kapie - Kibara - Kivoga - Kures - Kytet - Muruao Ndamenyu - Sisei ### Hills and mountains 20 hills. - Gorgor · 2,012 m - Mosonik · 1,995 m - Kapkwen · 1,986 m - Kipsimbol · 1,986 m - Chepchipik · 1,960 m - Nguruwa · 1,941 m - Tabarin · 1,941 m - Kaboswa · 1,928 m - Kenegut · 1,928 m - Kimugul · 1,925 m - Koyet · 1,925 m - Cheplelwa · 1,900 m - Chemosos · 1,886 m - Yaganek · 1,885 m - Ndanai · 1,882 m - Kiptenden · 1,879 m - Monier · 1,873 m - Kapchepkora · 1,806 m - Jujuliet · 1,795 m - Karinget · 1,795 m ### Estates 12 estates. - Chebango Estate - Cheplelwa Estate - Kabkuress Estate - Kamokoso Estate - Mandaret Estate - Monier Estate - Reading Estate - Sisi Estate - Sotik Estate - Sotik Tea Company - Soymet - Tunayo ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Daraja Sita Bridge Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Sotik and the best time to visit In Sotik, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,456 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (217 mm) and the driest Jul (42 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 109 Feb 21 75 Mar 21 171 Apr 19 217 May 18 150 Jun 18 73 Jul 18 42 Aug 18 68 Sep 19 82 Oct 20 104 Nov 19 192 Dec 19 173 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sotik Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kimolwet Dispensary · Sotik 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.69851&mlon=35.17976#map=17/-0.69851/35.17976) Bank Equity Agent · Sotik 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.71254&mlon=35.15501#map=17/-0.71254/35.15501) Petrol pump SIPREMA OIL · Sotik 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.70865&mlon=35.15177#map=17/-0.70865/35.15177) Hotel Silent Hotel · Sotik 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.68706&mlon=35.11398#map=17/-0.68706/35.11398) Mall Kamureito Center · Sotik 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.74281&mlon=35.18773#map=17/-0.74281/35.18773) School Uswet Primary School · Sotik 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.71915&mlon=35.18410#map=17/-0.71915/35.18410) College Bureti Technical Training Institute · Buret 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63719&mlon=35.17753#map=17/-0.63719/35.17753) Police station Litein Police Station · Buret 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58054&mlon=35.18957#map=17/-0.58054/35.18957) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sotik Places mapped inside Sotik in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps14 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools6 - Restaurants2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other constituencies in Bomet County - Bomet Central - Bomet East - Chepalungu - Konoin ## Quick answers - Where is Sotik?In Bomet County, Kenya - What borders Sotik?Bomet Central, Borabu, Buret, Chepalungu, Emurua Dikirr, Konoin and Nyaribari Masaba - What is there to see in Sotik?Riamanoti - What time zone is Sotik in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sotik?Shilling (KES) - What language is spoken in Sotik?English, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sotik?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sotik?Settlements lie between 1,746 m and 2,007 m - What is the highest point in Sotik?Gorgor (2,012 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sotik?January to February and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Sotik?Kimolwet Dispensary, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sotik?Equity Agent, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sotik?SIPREMA OIL, about 6.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sotik?2 mapped - How many banks are in Sotik?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sotik?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Sotik?KE036194 (OCHA common operational dataset)