Nakuru County

Nakuru County
Population (state) - population density	2,162,202 inh. (2019) 288 inh / km²
surface	7,509.5 km²
Coordinates	0 ° 30 ′  S , 36 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 30 ′  S , 36 ° 0 ′  E
ISO 3166-2	KE-31

Nakuru County (until 2010 Nakuru District ) is a county in Kenya . The county's capital is Nakuru . With 2,162,202 inhabitants (2019), it is the third largest county in the country in terms of population after Nairobi and Kiambu . Nakuru County has an area of ​​7509.5 km². The region is dominated by agriculture. Neighboring cities are Lanet and Njoro . Lanet is about 10 km away and consists mainly of a residential area and a military base. Njoro, 20 km away, is a small town with an agricultural college. Local attractions include the Lake Nakuru in Lake Nakuru National Park and the menengai , an extinct volcano, which is 2,490 meters high.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Nakuru County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files