Uasin Gishu County

Uasin Gishu County
Population (state) - population density	1,163,186 inh. (2019) 394 inh / km²
surface	2,955.3 km²
Coordinates	0 ° 31 ′  N , 35 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 31 ′  N , 35 ° 17 ′  E
ISO 3166-2	KE-44

Uasin Gishu County (until 2010 Uasin Gishu District ) is a county in Kenya . The capital of the county is Eldoret . In 2019, 1,163,186 people lived in the county on 2955.3 km². The county is between 1,500 and 2,700 m above sea level. The people live mainly from cattle breeding (dairy and slaughter cattle) and arable farming. Mainly corn, wheat and potatoes are grown, but also soybeans , millet , finger millet and cassava .

structure

The county is divided into councils and divisions. There are three constituencies, Eldoret East, Eldoret North and Eldoret South.

Councils
Seat of the authority	Type	Population (1999)
Eldoret	local community	193,830
Burnt Forest	city	030,557
Wareng	county	398.318

Divisions
division	Population (1999)	Area (km²)	Capital
Ainabkoi	077.297	472.5	Ainabkoi
Kapsaret	093,162	297
Kesses	084,894	692
Moiben	092,717	778	Chepkoilel (Moiben)
Soy	165.127	766	Eldoret
turbo	109.508	321	turbo

Personalities of the county

• Bill Schermbrucker (* 1938), Canadian writer and university professor of Kenyan origin
• Mike Boit (* 1949), middle-distance runner and university professor
• David Kitur (* 1962), Kenyan sprinter (400 m), brother of Samson Kitur
• Samson Kitur (* 1966; † 2003 in Ziwa), Kenyan sprinter (400 m), brother of David Kitur
• Simon Biwott (* 1970), former Kenyan marathon runner
• Philip Boit (* 1971), cross-country skier
• Viola Bor Chepketing (* 1979), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (* 1979 in Burnt Forest), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Brian Ombiji (* 1982), football player

Web links

• Official website of Uasin Gishu County , from: uasingishu.go.ke. (English)
• County Assembly website , from: ugcountyassembly.or.ke. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} kenyafoodsecurity.com ( memento of October 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (pdf), accessed on February 24, 2010.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )