Bomet town is located in Bomet County in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Bomet county.  It is located along the B3 road between Nairobi and Kisii via Narok.

Bomet municipality has six wards (Cheboin, Emkwen, Itembe, Mutarakwa, Township and Tuluapmosonik). These wards are split between Bomet, Chepalungu and Sotik constituencies