# Belgut Constituency, Kericho County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/belgut/ Constituency · Kericho County # Belgut Belgut is a constituency of Kenya in Kericho County. It covers **382.7 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 383km² - 13mapped services - 1,843 mtypical elevation ## Where is Belgut? Belgut lies in [Kericho County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/), [Kenya](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/). It borders 6 other constituencies: [Ainamoi](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/ainamoi/), [Buret](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/buret/), [Kipkelion East](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/kipkelion-east/), [Konoin](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/bomet/konoin/), [Kuresoi North](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/nakuru/kuresoi-north/) and [Sigowet/Soin](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/sigowet-soin/). By area it is the 165th largest of 290 constituencies in Kenya. It covers 15.2% of [Kericho County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/kericho/). The centre of Belgut is about 189 km in a straight line from Nairobi, the capital. It is about 10 km from Kericho, the main town of Kericho County. The centre point is at 0.3990° S, 35.3698° E. Source: [IEBC via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ken). ## Know before you go: Belgut - 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 - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu79 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret91 km ### Nearest railway station Kipkelion (Kipkelion West), about 21 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, 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 Belgut Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Belgut. The largest with a recorded population: Kapsoit (3,545). Settlements here lie between about 1,709 m and 1,998 m above sea level (median 1,843 m). - Borborwet - Chemamul - Chepkosilen - Cheptenye - Cheptororiet - Cheribo - Jamji - Kabianga - Kaparok - Kapkures Primary School - Kapmaso - Kapsamonget - Kapsoit - Kapsuser - Kapsuset - Kapuser - Kitio - Koiwalelach - Sosiot - Tegat - Teldet 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 Belgut Named natural and historic features inside Belgut, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall. - Ainabsiret - Cheboseron - Chesimot - Chetumu - Christmas Falls - Diansoit - Kaptabal - Kibaraa - Kibinges - Kimugung - Saoset - Seretyot ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kapsoit · 1,976 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Kap Joel ### Estates 5 estates. - Cheymen Tea Estate - Chomogonday Tea Estate - Kapsongoi Estate - Saosa Tea Estate - Timbiti Tea Estate 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 Belgut and the best time to visit In Belgut, the warmest month is Mar (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,352 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (221 mm) and the driest Feb (46 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 15 66 Feb 16 46 Mar 17 122 Apr 16 221 May 15 160 Jun 14 88 Jul 14 67 Aug 14 90 Sep 15 95 Oct 15 121 Nov 15 163 Dec 15 112 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belgut Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Hospital · Ainamoi 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36313&mlon=35.29886#map=17/-0.36313/35.29886) Bank Kenya Commercial Bank · Ainamoi 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.37048&mlon=35.28399#map=17/-0.37048/35.28399) Petrol pump Shell · Ainamoi 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36362&mlon=35.29344#map=17/-0.36362/35.29344) Hotel Rays Place · Kipkelion East 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33022&mlon=35.33257#map=17/-0.33022/35.33257) Mall Green Square Mall · Ainamoi 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36864&mlon=35.28701#map=17/-0.36864/35.28701) School Eland Academy · Ainamoi 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36164&mlon=35.28852#map=17/-0.36164/35.28852) College Kericho Teachers Training College · Ainamoi 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36321&mlon=35.29708#map=17/-0.36321/35.29708) Police station Kericho Police Station · Ainamoi 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.36756&mlon=35.28739#map=17/-0.36756/35.28739) 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 Belgut Places mapped inside Belgut in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants5 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 Kericho County - Ainamoi - Buret - Kipkelion East - Kipkelion West - Sigowet/Soin ## Quick answers - Where is Belgut?In Kericho County, Kenya - What borders Belgut?Ainamoi, Buret, Kipkelion East, Konoin, Kuresoi North and Sigowet/Soin - What time zone is Belgut in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Belgut?Shilling (KES) - What language is spoken in Belgut?English, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Belgut?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Belgut?Settlements lie between 1,709 m and 1,998 m - What is the highest point in Belgut?Kapsoit (1,976 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Belgut?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Belgut?Central Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Belgut?Kenya Commercial Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belgut?Shell, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Belgut?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Belgut?KE035192 (OCHA common operational dataset)