Eastern Province (Kenya)

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Eastern Province Mkoa wa Mashariki
Former Province
Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Coordinates: 0°0′N 38°0′E
Country	Kenya
No. of Counties:	8
Capital	Embu
Area
• Total	140,698.6 km2 (54,324.0 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	5,668,123
• Density	40.28557/km2 (104.3391/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

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Mount Kenya was found in the former Eastern Province (capital Embu; click map to enlarge)

The Eastern Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Mashariki) of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border, and Rift Valley lay to the north west and south west. The provincial capital was Embu.