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Litein is a small town in the Kericho County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Buret District. Litein has an urban population of 2,300.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Urban Poverty Estimates For Kenya's Provinces, Districts, Divisions and Locations )〕 The town is along the Kericho-Sotik road. It also has a road link to Bomet. Litein's name originated from the word "liteito" - a stone used for sharpening iron objects during the pre-colonial period. It is one of the busiest town in South Rift region and is surrounded by other towns like Kapkatet (which is known as the Kipsigis headquoters) Koiwa, Boito, Mogogosiek, Kusumek, Chemosot and Cheborge shopping centres. It is situated about 32 km from Kericho town, along Kericho-Sotik-Kisii highway. The inhabitants are the Kipsigis - sub ethnic group of the larger Kalenjin community. ==Economy== The main economic activity in the area is farming of Tea and Maize together with livestock. KCB, Equity, co-orperative and Bureti tea sacco are the major financial institutions found here. Litein Tea Factory is 300m from Litein town. Litein's weather is good to farmers thus encouraging farming. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Litein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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