Nyahururu
Coordinates: 0 ° 2 ′ N , 36 ° 22 ′ E
Nyahururu is the highest town in Kenya at 2303 m . Nyahururu has been the capital of Nyandarua North District since a territorial reform in 2007, and is now in Laikipia County . The city had 32,120 inhabitants in 1999, of which 24,751 were in the actual city area.
Nyahururu was founded by the British colonial administration as Thomson's Falls . It was named after the Thomson waterfalls on the nearby Ewaso Narok River, which the Scottish geologist Joseph Thomson was the first European to document in 1888. A railway line from Gilgil opened in 1929 is now only used for goods. The road between Nyeri and Rumuruti runs through Nyahururu and there is a road to Nakuru .
Due to its height, Nyahururu is visited by Kenyan athletes for altitude training .
sons and daughters of the town
- Julius Kariuki (* 1961), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic champion ([[ Olympic Summer Games 1988 , gold in the 3000 m obstacle course | 3000 m obstacle]])
- John Ngugi Kamau (* 1962), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic champion ( 5000 m , gold in Seoul )
- Erick Wainaina (* 1973), Kenyan long-distance runner and three-time Olympic participant ( marathon , bronze in Atlanta , silver in Sydney )
- Naomi Wanjiku Mugo (* 1977), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic participant (Atlanta, Sidney, 1500 m )
- Caroline Rotich (* 1984), long-distance runner
- Martin Irungu Mathathi (* 1985), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic participant ( 10,000 m )
- Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (1986-2011), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic champion ( marathon , gold in Beijing )
- Bedan Karoki Muchiri (* 1990), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic participant ( 10,000 m )
- Alice Aprot (* 1994), Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic participant (4th place in Rio de Janeiro over 10,000 m )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Population of Local Authorities . ( PDF ). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
