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 / 0.000°N 38.000°E / 0.000; 38.000
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[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

The Eastern Province (Swahili: 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. The provincial capital was Embu.