NAKURU

Nakuru County · KENYA (KE) · 0.31°S / 36.07°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 184,622

Nakuru is a city in Kenya with a population of 570,674. It sits at -0.31/36.07, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 14 km from Njoro.

Population 570,674

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Nakuru County
Coords: 0.31°S / 36.07°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Njoro Nakuru County 42,173 14.5 km

NE Bahati Nakuru County 3,180 18.8 km

E Dundori Nakuru County 5,392 19.3 km

NE Upper Gilgil Nyandarua County 60,711 24.6 km

NW Kampi Ya Moto Nakuru County 2,775 25.0 km

NW Rongai Nakuru County 30,471 27.6 km

W Elburgon Nakuru County 28,359 29.3 km

E Ol Kalau South Settlement Nyandarua County 13,234 30.0 km

N Mogotio Baringo 13,366 33.8 km

S Mau Narok Nakuru County 11,806 33.9 km

Air access

nearby

NUU

Nakuru Lanet Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

HKBI

Barina Airport

Small airport

20.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Nakuru?: 570,674 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Nakuru in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Nakuru in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Nakuru?: Nakuru Lanet Airport (NUU).
How far is Nakuru from Nairobi?: About 136 km.
Does Nakuru have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Nakuru in?: Nakuru County.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/184622

{
  "data": {
    "id": 184622,
    "name": "Nakuru",
    "ascii_name": "Nakuru",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 570674,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -0.30719,
    "longitude": 36.07225
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.5x the population of Njoro.
14 km from Njoro.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.