44:
187:
251:. Nandi Hills has a cool and wet climate with two rain seasons during the equinoxes. Temperatures vary between 18 °C and 24 °C which coupled with the rich volcanic soils make the area ideal for growing tea. The scenic area is known for its many tea estates. There is also a golf course, Nandi Bears Club, where several annual tournaments are held annually such as the Gill Trophy, the Kenya Ladies' Golf Union and the prestigious Kenya Breweries Festival of Golf besides rally and cross countries.
283:
112:
51:
290:
The economy of Nandi Hills relies mainly on the surrounding tea estates. Many people work on tea farms as pluckers, managers, field maintenance, factory service works, official duties and business. Nandi Hills town has barely a tarmac street despite a lot of taxes accrued from tea farms.
340:
206:
and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Nandi Hills, Kenya are: 0°06'01.0"N, 35°10'35.0"E (Latitude: 0.100278; Longitude: 35.176389). Nandi Hills lies an elevation of approximately 2,047 metres (6,716 ft), above sea level.
362:
75:
299:
The transport system in Nandi Hills is mainly land-based via tarmac. The Nandi Hills road network connects it to major Kenyan cities including
270:. He is buried under a symbolic tree. On top of Nandi Hills sits Samoei with its red earth. When Koitalel was killed by British officer
483:
439:
219:, is often referred to as the "cradle land of Kenyan running". The area is home to many world-renowned athletes, including
175:
478:
198:
in the southwestern part of Kenya. It is located approximately 303 kilometres (188 mi), by road, northwest of
43:
170:.The name also refers to the general area of Nandi County, where the urban settlement is located. Its current
171:
160:
271:
387:
409:
267:
8:
194:
Nandi Hills is located in a highland area of Lush Green
Rolling Hills at the edge of the
195:
17:
122:
228:
255:
232:
224:
236:
220:
186:
472:
454:
441:
282:
90:
77:
263:
248:
203:
167:
127:
259:
240:
244:
341:"Road Distance Between Nairobi And Nandi Hills With Interactive Map"
320:
316:
308:
300:
199:
111:
366:
312:
304:
274:, some believe the ground turned red on the spot of his death.
254:
It is a very significant area of Rift Valley province and the
164:
115:
266:
communities and the burial site of the renowned Nandi seer
190:
Mogobich Valley in Nandi Hills observed from Koilot Hill
470:
363:"Location of Naindi Hills, Kenya At Google Maps"
258:community. It was a battleground against the
412:. © 2014 KenyaInformationGuide.com. 2014
281:
185:
471:
247:. The area is mostly inhabited by the
50:
13:
14:
495:
428:
388:"Elevation of Nandi Hills, Kenya"
294:
174:is Hon. Bernard Kibor Kitur of
484:Populated places in Nandi County
277:
176:United Democratic Alliance (UDA)
110:
49:
42:
402:
380:
355:
333:
1:
326:
137:6,716 ft (2,047 m)
16:For Nandi Hills, India, see
7:
210:
181:
10:
500:
410:"Overview of Nandi County"
286:Tea picking in Nandi Hills
15:
146:
141:
133:
121:
106:
71:
37:
30:
479:Mountain ranges of Kenya
287:
191:
161:electoral constituency
159:is a town and also an
285:
272:Richard Meinertzhagen
215:The small town named
189:
455:0.10028°N 35.17639°E
268:Koitalel Arap Samoei
172:Member of Parliament
91:0.10028°N 35.17639°E
451: /
87: /
288:
192:
147: • Total
18:Nandi Hills, India
460:0.10028; 35.17639
315:and, ultimately,
196:Great Rift Valley
154:
153:
96:0.10028; 35.17639
63:Location in Kenya
491:
466:
465:
463:
462:
461:
456:
452:
449:
448:
447:
444:
422:
421:
419:
417:
406:
400:
399:
397:
395:
384:
378:
377:
375:
373:
359:
353:
352:
350:
348:
337:
229:Janeth Jepkosgei
114:
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
53:
52:
46:
28:
27:
499:
498:
494:
493:
492:
490:
489:
488:
469:
468:
459:
457:
453:
450:
445:
442:
440:
438:
437:
431:
426:
425:
415:
413:
408:
407:
403:
393:
391:
386:
385:
381:
371:
369:
361:
360:
356:
346:
344:
343:. Globefeed.com
339:
338:
334:
329:
297:
280:
233:Augustine Choge
225:Wilson Kipketer
213:
184:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
67:
66:
65:
64:
61:
60:
59:
58:
54:
33:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
497:
487:
486:
481:
435:
434:
430:
429:External links
427:
424:
423:
401:
390:. FloodMap.Net
379:
354:
331:
330:
328:
325:
296:
295:Transportation
293:
279:
276:
237:Wilfred Bungei
221:Kipchoge Keino
212:
209:
183:
180:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
108:
104:
103:
69:
68:
62:
56:
55:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
31:
25:Place in Kenya
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
496:
485:
482:
480:
477:
476:
474:
467:
464:
433:
432:
411:
405:
389:
383:
368:
364:
358:
342:
336:
332:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
292:
284:
278:Local economy
275:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
208:
205:
201:
197:
188:
179:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
140:
136:
132:
129:
126:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
72:Coordinates:
70:
45:
36:
29:
23:
19:
436:
414:. Retrieved
404:
392:. Retrieved
382:
370:. Retrieved
357:
345:. Retrieved
335:
298:
289:
253:
249:Nandi people
216:
214:
193:
168:Nandi County
156:
155:
128:Nandi County
22:
458: /
367:Google Maps
217:Nandi Hills
157:Nandi Hills
94: /
57:Nandi Hills
32:Nandi Hills
473:Categories
446:35°10′35″E
443:00°06′01″N
416:2 December
394:2 December
372:2 December
347:2 December
327:References
241:Henry Rono
142:Population
82:35°10′35″E
79:00°06′01″N
245:Mike Boit
134:Elevation
256:Kalenjin
211:Overview
182:Location
178:party.
321:Mombasa
317:Nairobi
309:Kericho
301:Eldoret
204:capital
200:Nairobi
165:Kenya's
107:Country
313:Kisumu
305:Nakuru
202:, the
150:73,626
123:County
264:Luhya
116:Kenya
418:2014
396:2014
374:2014
349:2014
319:and
262:and
243:and
163:in
260:Luo
475::
365:.
323:.
311:,
307:,
303:,
239:,
235:,
231:,
227:,
223:,
420:.
398:.
376:.
351:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
