Gilgil
Gilgil is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya. The town is located between Naivasha and Nakuru and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway. It is to the west of the Gilgil River, which flows south to feed Lake Naivasha.Gilgil
- Type: Town with 60,700 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.4982° or 0° 29′ 53″ south
Longitude
36.3254° or 36° 19′ 31″ east
Population
60,700
Elevation
2,009 metres (6,591 feet)
Open location code
6GFRG82G+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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