Nakuru | |
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Clockwise from top: Golden life mall, Pundit Nehru road, Moi road, Uhuru Gardens public park. | |
Nicknames:
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  Nakuru Location of Nakuru | |
| Coordinates: 0°18′S 36°4′E / 0.300°S 36.067°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Nakuru County |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Government |
| • Body | County Assembly |
| • Governor | Susan Kihika |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 570,674 |
| GDP (PPP) Metro | |
| • Total |  $13.979 billion (3rd)(2022)[2] |
| • Per Capita | $6,080 (2022) (7th) |
| GDP (NOMINAL) Metro | |
| • Total | $5.133 billion (2022) (3rd) |
| • Per Capita | $2,233 (2022) (7th) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Nakuru (also lesser known as Nax vegas) is a city in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is the capital of Nakuru County, and it is the fourth largest city in Kenya and the largest in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya|Rift Valley region. As of 2019, Nakuru had an urban population of 570,674,[3] making it the largest urban center in the Rift Valley, above Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The city lies along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 23 December 2021. p. 252. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "GCP". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Kenya | U.S. Agency for International Development" (PDF). Kenya.usaid.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.