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Eldoret is a city in Kenya, serving as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. Established in 1905, it is situated at an elevation of 2,095 meters above sea level. The city operates on East Africa Time and uses the postal code 30100.
According to available data, the population of Eldoret is recorded as 289,380 in one source and 475,716 in another. The city has twinned administrative relationships with Portsmouth and Minneapolis.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eldoret
- Region
- Uasin Gishu
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 475,716
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.nicknames
- Sisibo, Farm '64'
- Settlement.official_name
- Eldoret
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.motto
- City of Champions
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: City of Champions Monument, MUPS Daima Towers, Sotet Monument, Eldoret International Airport, Eldoret Skyline
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uasin Gishu County
- Settlement.government_type
- County Government
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jonathan Bii
- Settlement.established_date
- 1905
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_urban
- 477,716
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
Eldoret is 323 km from Nairobi, 114 km from Kisumu, and 126 km from Nakuru. From Eldoret to the Uganda border at Malaba is 127 km.
Easy Coach has buses to Nairobi. There are also bus lines which go from Eldoret to Kampala, Uganda. There are matutus, privately owned vehicles frequently mini-buses, to Nakuru, Nyahururu, Kitale, and Kisumu. An 11-seat van from Eldoret to Nairobi costs Ksh 1000 and takes 6 hours. An 11-seat van from Eldoret to Malaba on the Kenya/Uganda border costs Ksh 500 and takes 3 hours.
The railway network in Western Kenya is under rehabilitation and passenger trains from Nairobi are expected to return in late 2024 or early 2025. Travel times are expected to be quite long as the 100 year old network meanders through the landscape.
Get around
You can walk to most places in downtown.
Connect
Many Internet cafes all over town. Ksh 50 an hour.
Go next
Kisumu or Uganda or Nakuru or Kitale.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Español
Eldoret es una localidad de Kenia, con estatus de municipio, capital del condado de Uasin Gishu. Tiene 289 380 habitantes según el censo de 2009, lo que la convierte en la quinta localidad más poblada del país. Se sitúa en una meseta templada en plena línea ecuatorial a 2095 metros sobre el nivel del mar lo que le confiere un clima agradable a lo largo de todo el año. Centro comercial y agropecuario de importancia regional debido principalmente a estar a la mitad del camino de la carretera que une Nairobi con la capital ugandesa Kampala, así como con la ciudad keniana de Kisumu a orillas del Lago Victoria. Es sede de la diócesis católica de Eldoret bajo el obispo ) y de la .
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