Nakuru

Nakuru
Basic data
county	Nakuru County
Residents (state)	570,674 pop (2019)
height	1952  m
Telephone code	051
Coordinates	0 ° 18 ′  S , 36 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 18 ′  S , 36 ° 4 ′  E
Nakuru

Nakuru is the capital of Nakuru County in Kenya , was founded in 1904 and is the fourth largest city in the country with 570,674 inhabitants (2019 census). Nakuru is located at an altitude of about 1,860 meters above sea level at Lake Nakuru in the eastern part of the East African grave breach , even " Rift Valley called". The lake is world famous for its flamingos . The Maasai called the place En-Akuro: "swirling dust".

History and sights

In the colonial times, Nakuru was the main town of the so-called " White Highlands " for the settlers . Close to the city are Lake Nakuru National Park , Menengai Crater, and prehistoric Hyrax Hill .

The British architect Herbert Baker designed a school building built here for the children of European immigrants in the 1920s.

Transport and economy

Cows on the street

The railway has an important station here; one line leads from the Kenyan capital Nairobi towards Eldoret (in Kenya) and to Uganda , a branch line leads to Kipkelion near Kisumu . Today the city is a center of agribusiness .

religion

Nakuru belongs to the Nakuru diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . In 1928 the first Catholic mission opened in Nakuru. There are several Catholic churches in the city.

Personalities

• Carola von Braun (* 1942), German politician, Member of the Bundestag
• Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019), journalist and writer
• David Owino (* 1988), football player
• Paul Kipngetich Tanui (* 1990), long-distance runner

and display information about the image

Panorama with Lake Nakuru in the background

Climate table

Nakuru
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     29   27 9     45   28 9     69   28 10     141   26th 12     130   25th 11     79   24 10     92   24 10     105   24 10     89   26th 9     70   25th 9     70   24 10     44   26th 9 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Kenya Meteorological Department; wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Nakuru Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.3 27.9 28.0 25.8 24.8 24.4 23.8 24.1 25.5 25.3 24.4 25.8 O 25.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 8.7 9.2 9.9 11.6 11.2 10.2 10.1 9.8 8.9 9.1 10.0 8.9 O 9.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 29 45 69 141 130 79 92 105 89 70 70 44 Σ 963 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.1 8.0 7.4 6.1 6.8 7.1 6.3 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.3 7.6 O 7th Rainy days ( d ) 6th 6th 9 17th 15th 11 12 14th 11 12 13 6th Σ 132 Humidity ( % ) 56 55 59 71 73 72 72 72 67 65 68 62 O 66 Source: Kenya Meteorological Department; wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Nakuru  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nakuru (Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 29, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Old Cambrian Society: Nakuru School . on www.oldcambrians.com (English)
3. ^ Homepage of the diocese of Nakuru ( memento of August 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 6, 2010.
4. ^ Diocese of Nakuru ( Memento of August 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on the homepage of the Catholic Church in Kenya, accessed on March 6, 2010.
5. ↑ Kenya Meteorological Department: Climate Information Nakuru. World Meteorological Organization, accessed October 27, 2012 .