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Main categories of urban centres

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Main categories of Urban Centres.
1. Capital towns - Towns which are the main seat of the government or administrative centres of each country. These are Nairobi, Dodoma and Kampala.
2. Cities - Largest towns in E. Africa with city council
status i.e. Nairobi, Dar and Kampala.
3. Sea ports - Are located in the Indian Ocean Coast and are Mombasa, Malindi, Dar, Tanga, Mtwara and Lindi.
4. Lake Ports - Are located on lake shores e.g. Kisumu, Mwanza,
Kigoma, Bukoba, Jinja, etc.
5. Mining towns - Evolved due to mining activities e.g. Magadi, Kakamega, Shinyanga, Kilembe, etc.
6. Industrial towns - Whose main functions are industrial activities e.g. Thika, Athi River, Jinja, Tanga, etc.
7. Collecting towns - Whose functions are to collect agricultural produce for being located in rich agricultural areas e.g. Karatina, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mbalala and Kabale in Uganda and Mbeya and Songea in Tanzania.
8. Gap towns - (Makutano towns) located at points of convergence of transport routes e.g. Voi, Moshi and Tabora in Tanzania and Hoima in Uganda.
9. Administrative towns - Whose main function is administration e.g. all provincial and district
headquarters in Kenya, Dodoma and Morogoro in Tanzania and Gulu and Fort Portal in Uganda.