Nandi County
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Nandi County is a highland county in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, known as a stronghold of the Kalenjin community and for producing many of the country’s elite long-distance runners.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nandi District | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | County in Kenya ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agroEcologicalZone | Tea-growing highlands ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Baringo County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakamega County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kericho County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kisumu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Uasin Gishu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Vihiga County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kapsabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Cool highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countyNumber | 29 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
Dairy farming
ⓘ
Horticulture ⓘ Maize farming ⓘ Tea farming ⓘ |
| elevation | High altitude ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 2010 Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | County Government of Nandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Devolved county government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Rolling green highlands
ⓘ
Tea plantations ⓘ |
| hasPeopleFrom | Elite Kenyan runners ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter |
Kabiyet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapsabet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosoriot NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandi Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Producing elite long-distance runners
ⓘ
Stronghold of the Kalenjin community ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Kalenjin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rift Valley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Rift Valley Province ⓘ |
| mainReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kenya’s North Rift region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Nandi sub-group of Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Highland county NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsReputation | Cradle of Kenyan running talent ⓘ |
| sportsSpecialization |
Long-distance running
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Middle-distance running ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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Nandi District