Nakuru, sometimes referred to as Nakuru City, is the capital and largest city of Nakuru County, Kenya, with an urban population of about 571,000 as of 2019. Lying along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway about 160 kilometers from the capital, Nakuru sits near Lake Nakuru National Park, famed for its flocks of flamingos, and serves as a major agricultural trading and market center in Kenya's Rift Valley.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Nakuru (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDemographics section
As of 2019, Nakuru had an urban population of 570,674.
Infobox, Elevation
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
History section
The city was incepted on 28 January 1904 when a local area one mile away from the railway station's main entrance was proclaimed to be a township by the British authorities.
Infobox, Coordinates
0.300°S 36.067°E
Lead, location
Nakuru, sometimes referred to as Nakuru City, is the capital and largest city of Nakuru County, Kenya.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Nakuru - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 184622
-0.30719 36.07225 P PPLA KE 39 570674 1802 Africa/Nairobi
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1802 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.25, 36.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.25, 36.25
-0.25 36.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Nakuru
Wikidata Q239421, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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