Mwale Medical and Technology City
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Mwale Medical and Technology City (commonly abbreviated as MMTC) is a community-owned sustainable metropolis located in Butere Sub-county, Kakamega, Kenya. It is centered around a large medical complex with a 5,000-patient capacity Hamptons Hospital, with a research and innovation park in the Plaza district. It also has a large industrial district anchored by a solar power plant. Three other districts have residential homes with a 36-hole golf course, a commercial shopping center with mall, supermarkets, and hotels, and an airport district for evacuating patients to the hospital via a planned cable car. The city costs US$2 billion.[4][1] It is "a golden standard for new green Cities' development worldwide."[5] MMTC serves as a successful template for other new cities due to the way it has integrated and uplifted the local community and catalyzed economic growth in the region.[2][3]
Mwale Medical and Technology City | |
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Coordinates: 0°16′02.8″N 34°33′04.7″E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Kakamega |
Sub-county | Butere |
Mission | 2007-2012 |
Founded | 2014[1] |
Founded by | Julius Mwale[2][3] |
Government | |
• Type | Integrated Master Development Plan |
• Body | Board of supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 2,000 ha (5,000 acres) |
Elevation | 1,423 m (4,669 ft) |