Nakuru District was a district in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The district capital was Nakuru. With a population of 1,187,039 (1999 census), following the Nairobi region. Nakuru District had an area of 7,242 km².[1]
Nakuru is an agriculturally oriented area and is home to Lake Nakuru (est. 1961), one of the Rift Valley soda lakes. Lake Nakuru is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingoes nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink. The number of flamingoes on the lake varies with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from Baboon cliff. Also of interest, an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffe and black rhinos.
Other sites of interest around Nakuru include Menengai Crater, an extinct volcano 2,490m (8,167 ft) high. The views of the crater itself, as well as the surrounding countryside, are spectacular.
Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site, discovered by the Leakeys in 1926, is considered a major Neolithic and Iron Age site. The adjoining museum features finds from various nearby excavations.
The second largest surviving volcanic crater in the world, the Menengai Crater is 2,242 metres above sea level at its highest point. The crater plunges 483 m down from the rim and the summit is accessible by foot or vehicle 8 km from the main road. The mountain is also surrounded by a nature reserve.
Surrounding towns include Lanet, which lies approximately 10 km from Nakuru is predominantly a residential town and is home to an army base. Njoro lies 20 km from Nakuru and is a small agricultural town with a local university aimed at promoting agricultural development in Kenya, namely Egerton university (est. 1934).
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road. The district had its headquarters in Limuru town which is about 40 kilometres west of Nairobi and half a kilometre off the Nairobi-Nakuru highway...
Kinuthia Mbugua is the first and immediate former governor of Nakuru County in Kenya. Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua was trounced by his close rival Lee...
ke. "Senate approves Nakuru bid for city status". Business Daily. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Gachuhi, Kennedy. "Nakuru town's long journey to...
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fifth most populated urban area in the country after Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru and Ruiru. Lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies...
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(1998). Living with lions: carnivore conservation and livestock in Laikipia District, Kenya. Mpala Research Centre, Nanyuki: US Agency for International Development...
flooding. In the early 20th century, breeding was also observed at Lake Nakuru. The species also breeds in southwestern and southern Asia. In 1974, they...
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