- Nandi District
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Nandi District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapsabet. The district has a population of 578,751 (1999 census) [1].
The topography of the district is dominated by the Nandi Hills. The local people are mostly of the Nandi tribe.
Nandi District is famous for producing many Kenyan runners, including Kipchoge Keino, Henry Rono, Moses Tanui and Bernard Lagat. In 2010 a group of athletes in Nandi Hills came together to form the tourism social enterprise Nandi Runners which hosts visiting athletes and funds community development in Nandi District [2].
Local authorities
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.* Kapsabet Municipality 64,830 17,918 Nandi Hills Town 63,134 3,575 Nandi county County 450,787 3,156 * 1999 census. Source: [3] Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters Aldai 96,220 200 Kobujoi Kabiyet 43,367 751 Kabiyet Kapsabet 125,115 16,942 Kapsabet Kaptumo 26,782 150 Kaptumo Kilibwoni 62,692 116 Kilibwoni Kipkaren 52,753 0 Kosirai 35,383 957 Nandi Hills 77,514 3499 Nandi Hills Tinderet 58,925 0 * 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5], Constituencies
The district has four constituencies:
- Mosop Constituency
- Emgwen Constituency
- Aldai Constituency
- Tinderet Constituency
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