Keiyo District
| Keiyo District
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| Inhabitants • Population density |
143,865 people 100 people / km² |
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| surface | 1439 km² | ||
| Coordinates | 0 ° 31 ' N , 35 ° 30' E | ||
| Former province | Rift Valley | ||
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Keiyo District was a district in the Kenyan Rift Valley Province . In 1999 the population was 143,865. The capital of the district was Iten / Tambach .
The district was formed in 1994 from the split of the Elegeyo Marakwet District in 1927 into Keiyo and Marakwet District . As part of the 2010 constitution , the Kenyan districts were dissolved. The area is now part of Elgeyo-Marakwet County .
Sons and Daughters of Keiyo District
Keiyo is / was home to numerous internationally successful long-distance runners such as:
- Wilson Boit Kipketer (* 1973), Kenyan obstacle and long distance runner
- Bernard Barmasai (* 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Timothy Cherigat (* 1976 in Chepkorio, South Keiyo), Kenyan marathon runner
- Sally Barsosio (* 1978), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (* 1981 in Kaptarakwa), maiden name Albert Chepkurui, Qatari long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
- Hilda Kibet (* 1981 in Kapchorwa), Dutch long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
- Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot (* 1982 in Kapkoi), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Wilson Kipsang (* 1982), Kenyan long-distance runner (world record at the Berlin Marathon 2003 (2:03:23 h))
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen (* 1982), maiden name Stephen Cherono , Qatari long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
- Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (* 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic champion in the 5000 meter run
- Moses Kipkosgei Kigen (* 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (* 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Florence Jebet Kiplagat (* 1987 in Kapkitony), Kenyan long-distance runner
Individual evidence
- ↑ statoids.com - Districts of Kenya (English)
- ↑ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population and Housing Statistics ( Memento of March 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )