卡卡梅加是东非国家肯雅的城镇，也是西部省的首府，位于基苏木以北52公里的维多利亚湖畔，是该湖的港口城市，距离赤道仅30公里，主要经济活动是农业和渔业，1999年人口73,607。

Kakamega is also the genus of the Grey-chested babbler (Kakamega poliothorax), a bird

Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator. It is the headquarters of Kakamega County. The town has a population of 99,987 (2009 census).

Kakamega is 52 km north of Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya and a port city on Lake Victoria. The average elevation of Kakamega is 1,535 metres.