Nakuru County

Nakuru County
Nakuru County
County
	Flamingos at Lake Nakuru
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	Location of Nakuru County in Kenya
	Coordinates: 0°30′S 36°0′E / 0.500°S 36.000°E
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital and largest town	Nakuru
Other towns	Naivasha
Government
• Governor	Susan Kihika
Area
• Total	7,509.5 km2 (2,899.4 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	2,162,202
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	nakuru.go.ke

Nakuru County is a county in Kenya. It is county number 32 out of the 47 Kenyan counties. Nakuru County is a host to Kenya's Fourth City – Nakuru City. On 1 December 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded a City Charter status to Nakuru,^[2] ranking it with Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu as the cities in Kenya. With a population of 2,162,202^[1] (2019 census), it is the third most populous county in Kenya after Nairobi County and Kiambu County, in that order. With an area of 7,496.5 km², it is Kenya's 19th largest county in size. Until 21 August 2010, it formed part of Rift Valley Province.

^ ^a ^b "Kenya Census 2009 – Census – Kenya" – via Scribd.
^ 1 December 2021, Wednesday (1 December 2021). "Nakuru becomes Kenya's fourth city". Business Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[scribd.com-1] "Kenya Census 2009 – Census – Kenya" – via Scribd.

[2] 1 December 2021, Wednesday (1 December 2021). "Nakuru becomes Kenya's fourth city". Business Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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