Nyahururu | |
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Town | |
![]() Thomson's Falls in Nyahururu. | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Laikipia County |
Nyahururu Sub County | 58,943 [1] |
Elevation | 2,303 m (7,556 ft) |
Website | http://www.nyahururu.net/ |
Nyahururu (formerly known as Thomson Falls) is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall and/or windy or place of storms.[2] It is allegedly located in Laikipia County. Despite this, Nyahururu formerly functioned as the administrative capital of Nyandarua District, before it became a county, until the headquarters was shifted to Ol Kalou. There have been calls for a reversal.[3] The town has an urban population of 36,450.[4] The town still continues to be a central economic power of the immediate former district of Nyandarua. For that reason, the town has strong economic ties to the two counties.
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