Naivasha
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 Street scene in Naivasha, 2009 |
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| county | Nakuru County | ||
| Residents (state) | 198,444 pop (2019) | ||
| height | 2085 m | ||
| Telephone code | 050 | ||
| Coordinates | 0 ° 43 ′ S , 36 ° 26 ′ E | ||
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Naivasha is a city in Nakuru County in Kenya and is located northwest of Nairobi on Lake Naivasha .
Naivasha is located on the route of the Uganda Railway and on the highway between Nairobi and Nakuru and is just under two hours' drive from Nairobi .
On September 25, 2003, the Naivasha Convention on Security Issues was signed in Naivasha .
In January 2008, during the riots in Kenya , Naivasha made international headlines when army helicopters shot at an angry crowd.
Population development
The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status.
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Economy and Infrastructure
The main branch of the economy is agriculture, around Naivasha mainly cut flowers , especially roses, are grown for export. The largest cut rose farm in Naivasha is Sher Karuturi with around 3000 employees.
In addition to agriculture, the city lives mainly from tourists who stay here on the way to the national parks Hell's Gate and Longonot and to Mount Longonot .
As a starting point for tourists, Naivasha has several hotels of various price ranges, banks, shops, restaurants, schools and primary health care facilities.
Naivasha is home to the only vineyards in Kenya that have been growing grapes for white and red wine since 1985.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Army helicopters fire on the city of Naivasha , article in Die Welt January 29, 2008, accessed December 28, 2009.
- ↑ Kenya: Provinces, Cities, Municipalities & Urban Centers - Population figures in maps and tables. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Kenya offers 2 new wines , New York Times article, October 16, 1985, accessed December 28, 2009.