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Uasin Gishu District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Rift Valley Province. The city of Eldoret is its capital, administrative center and commercial center. There is a large population of white immigrants from England, Scotland, South Africa and Zimbabwe, who have come to settle and farm.
The Uasin Gishu District has a cool and temperate climate and is located on a plateau. It borders the Trans-Nzoia District.
[edit] Local authorities
| Authority |
Type |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
| Eldoret |
Municipality |
193,830 |
167,016 |
| Burnt Forest |
Town |
30,557 |
3,180 |
| Wareng |
County |
398,318 |
15,271 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] |
[edit] Administrative divisions
| Division |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
Headquarters |
| Ainabkoi |
77,297 |
18,799 |
Ainabkoi |
| Kapsaret |
93,162 |
55,056 |
|
| Kesses |
84,894 |
0 |
|
| Moiben |
92,717 |
6,172 |
Chepkoilel (Moiben) |
| Soy |
165,127 |
46,338 |
Eldoret |
| Turbo |
109,508 |
46,900 |
Turbo |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], |
[edit] Constituencies
The district has three constituencies:
- Eldoret East
- Eldoret North
- Eldoret South.
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