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'''Ol Kalou''' is a town in [[Kenya]]. It is the capital of [[Nyandarua County]] of the former [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central Province]]. It is located west of [[Aberdare range]] and 40 kilometres east of [[Nakuru]]. Ol Kalou is connected by road to [[Gilgil]], [[Nyahururu]] and [[Nakuru]]. Ol Kalou forms a town council with a population of 47,795, of whom 15,186 are classified urban (1999 census<ref>Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: [http://www.forestry.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf ''Population of local authorities''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928215608/http://www.forestry.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>).
'''Ol Kalou''' is a town in [[Kenya]]. It is the capital of [[Nyandarua County]] of the former [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central Province]]. It is located west of [[Aberdare range]] and 40 kilometres east of [[Nakuru]]. Ol Kalou is connected by road to [[Gilgil]], [[Nyahururu]] and [[Nakuru]]. Ol Kalou forms a town council with a population of 47,795, of whom 15,186 are classified urban (1999 census<ref>Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: [http://www.forestry.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf ''Population of local authorities''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928215608/http://www.forestry.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>).


Ol Kalou town has five wards: Gichungo, Kaimbaga, Ol Kalou, Ol Kalou Central and Rurii. All of them are located within [[Ol Kalou Constituency]].<ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf ''Registration centres by electoral area and constituency''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625120239/http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf |date=2008-06-25 }}</ref> Ol Kalou is also headquarters of ''Ol Kalou division'' of Nyandarua District.
Ol Kalou town has five wards: Gichungo, Kaimbaga, Ol Kalou, Ol Kalou Central and Rurii. All of them are located within [[Ol Kalou Constituency]].<ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf ''Registration centres by electoral area and constituency''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625120239/http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf |date=2008-06-25 }}</ref> Ol Kalou is also headquarters of ''Ol Kalou division'' of Nyandarua Disetrict.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:49, 2 July 2021

Ol Kalou is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Nyandarua County of the former Central Province. It is located west of Aberdare range and 40 kilometres east of Nakuru. Ol Kalou is connected by road to Gilgil, Nyahururu and Nakuru. Ol Kalou forms a town council with a population of 47,795, of whom 15,186 are classified urban (1999 census[1]).

Ol Kalou town has five wards: Gichungo, Kaimbaga, Ol Kalou, Ol Kalou Central and Rurii. All of them are located within Ol Kalou Constituency.[2] Ol Kalou is also headquarters of Ol Kalou division of Nyandarua Disetrict.

References

  1. ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine

0°16′23″S 36°22′41″E / 0.273°S 36.378°E / -0.273; 36.378