Nakuru

Nakuru is a city in , . Nakuru is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Afraha Stadium and Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , Kenya. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakuru AllStars of the Kenyan Premier League and Ulinzi Stars of the Kenyan Premier League.

Museum
The site was proclaimed a national monument in 1945 and opened to the public in 1965. This was as a result of startling discoveries of relics by Mrs.

Archaeological site
is a prehistoric site near in the Rift Valley province of . It is a rocky spur roughly half a kilometer in length, with an elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level at its summit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakuru.

Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
, sometimes referred to as City, is the capital city of County, . As of 2019, had an urban population of 570,674. The city lies along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, 160 kilometres from , the capital city of Kenya.

Nakuru

Latitude
-0.3094° or 0° 18′ 34″ south
Longitude
36.0898° or 36° 5′ 23″ east
Open location code
6GFRM3RQ+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 660639213
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
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Satellite Map

Discover Nakuru from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Nakuru” goes by many names.
  • Korean: “나쿠루”

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