Nakuru County

For the Kenyan city, see Nakuru.

Nakuru County
County
Flamingos at Lake Nakuru
Flamingos at Lake Nakuru
Flag of Nakuru County
Flag
Location of Nakuru County in Kenya
Location of Nakuru County in Kenya
Coordinates: 0°30′S 36°0′E / 0.500°S 36.000°E / -0.500; 36.000
Country Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
Capital and largest townNakuru
Other townsNaivasha
Government
 • GovernorSusan Kihika
Area
 • Total
7,509.5 km2 (2,899.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
2,162,202[1]
 • Density287/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
GDP (PPP)$13.979B (3rd) [2]
Per Capita (PPP)$6,080 (7th) [3]
GDP (nominal)$5.133B (3rd) [4]
Per Capita (nominal)$2,233 (7th) [5]
Websitenakuru.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,[6] 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.

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  2. ^ "Nairobi Gdp per Capita". 2024.
  3. ^ "Nakuru Gdp per Capita". 2024.
  4. ^ "Nairobi Gdp per Capita". 2024.
  5. ^ "Nakuru Gdp per Capita". 2024.
  6. ^ 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)