Uasin Gishu District

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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.

Contents 1 Local authorities 2 Administrative divisions 3 Constituencies 4 External links

[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.

[edit] External links

• http://www.bushdrums.com/news/index.php?shownews=110