# Turkana West Constituency, Turkana County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/kenya/turkana/turkana-west/ Constituency · Turkana County # Turkana West Turkana West is a constituency of Kenya in Turkana County. It covers **14,684.2 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 308 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14,684km² - 308mapped services - 621 mtypical elevation ## Where is Turkana West? Turkana West lies in [Turkana County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/turkana/), [Kenya](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/). It borders 2 other constituencies: [Loima](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/turkana/loima/) and [Turkana North](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/turkana/turkana-north/). By area it is the 8th largest of 290 constituencies in Kenya. It covers 20.9% of [Turkana County](https://wherepedia.org/kenya/turkana/). The centre of Turkana West is about 643 km in a straight line from Nairobi, the capital. It is about 152 km from Lodwar, the main town of Turkana County. The centre point is at 4.0518° N, 34.5960° 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: Turkana West - 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 - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti280 km - Jinka Airport (BCO) · Jinka288 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:33). 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 Turkana West Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Turkana West. The largest with a recorded population: Kakuma (22,984) and Lokichokio (11,626). Settlements here lie between about 528 m and 641 m above sea level (median 621 m). - Bishikwabo - Kaboladi - Kakuma - Kakuma Town - Kalobeyei - Kalobeyei Camp 1 - Kalobeyei Camp 2 - Kalobeyei Camp 3 - Kalobeyei Town - Letea - Lokichogio - Lokichokio - Lokongae - Lopur - Lopusiki - Loreng - Manyatta - Nadapal - Nakalale - Nakoros - Nakururum - Nanam - Oropoi - Peleketch 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 Turkana West Named natural and historic features inside Turkana West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 24 rivers and streams. - Kachakarimoch - Kaichom - Kakedmosing - Kakurio - Kalokopirr - Kaloris - Kamuma - Kapelikori - Kaperarengam - Komongim - Kopeto - Kotaruk - Kotaruk - Lochan - Lochoro - Loge - Lokucho - Moruanyaap - Nakakerikeri - Narie-Makale - Nathekuna - Naunyet - Nauyagum - Onogin ### Hills and mountains 99 hills; 5 mountains; 2 mountain passes. - Mogila · 1,649 m - Pelekech · 1,454 m - Morulim · 1,436 m - Songot Mountain · 1,397 m - Torobei · 1,315 m - Moruputh · 1,266 m - Kangewapito · 1,242 m - Mersuk · 1,235 m - Lopenenya · 1,223 m - Nangulechom · 1,218 m - Naturkankangypey · 1,206 m - Moru Koiyen · 1,183 m - Moru Mojong · 1,182 m - Songot Hills · 1,178 m - Murua Thae · 1,175 m - Napus-Eregai · 1,175 m - Panyingerr · 1,173 m - Torokotwel · 1,161 m - Kaiemong-Kipurat · 1,146 m - Namayet · 1,140 m - Kapoi · 1,136 m - Kakurio · 1,127 m - Chibilil · 1,112 m - Ekeakou · 1,109 m …and 82 more. ### Getting around 2 airfields; 1 airport. - Kakuma - Kothiroi - Lokichoggio Airport 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 Turkana West and the best time to visit In Turkana West, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 764 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (93 mm) and the driest Feb (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 16 Feb 28 14 Mar 28 55 Apr 26 93 May 26 85 Jun 25 68 Jul 25 70 Aug 25 78 Sep 26 60 Oct 26 86 Nov 25 80 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Turkana West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Natukobenyo Health Centre · Turkana West 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.77443&mlon=34.73087#map=17/3.77443/34.73087) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Lokichogio service station · Turkana West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.20020&mlon=34.36154#map=17/4.20020/34.36154) Hotel Camp North Ltd · Turkana West 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.20701&mlon=34.37270#map=17/4.20701/34.37270) Mall Amsterdam Shopping Mall Loki · Turkana West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.20000&mlon=34.35000#map=17/4.20000/34.35000) School Rock Joyland School · Turkana West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.20420&mlon=34.35974#map=17/4.20420/34.35974) College Kbl4 CBO · Turkana West 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.77369&mlon=34.73130#map=17/3.77369/34.73130) Police station Kalobeyei Village One Police Post (newsite) · Turkana West 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.75705&mlon=34.72075#map=17/3.75705/34.72075) 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 Turkana West Places mapped inside Turkana West in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals11 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps10 - Hotels26 - Shopping malls1 - Schools75 - Colleges and universities8 - Cinemas12 - Pharmacies20 - Restaurants141 - Police stations3 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 Turkana County - Loima - Turkana Central - Turkana East - Turkana North - Turkana South ## Quick answers - Where is Turkana West?In Turkana County, Kenya - What borders Turkana West?Loima and Turkana North - What time zone is Turkana West in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Turkana West?Shilling (KES) - What language is spoken in Turkana West?English, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Turkana West?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Turkana West?Settlements lie between 528 m and 641 m - What is the highest point in Turkana West?Mogila (1,649 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Turkana West?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Turkana West?Natukobenyo Health Centre, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Turkana West?TotalEnergies Lokichogio service station, about 31 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Turkana West?11 mapped - How many banks are in Turkana West?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Turkana West?10 mapped - What is the P-code of Turkana West?KE023124 (OCHA common operational dataset)