Eldoret
Eldoret is a city in the west of Kenya, about 360 kilometers south of Lodwar and with 218.472 inhabitants fourth largest city of Kenya (conditions 1. January 2005).
history
the name of the city comes from the Masai word “Eldoret”, which about “stony river” means. The name comes along, since the Flussbett of the Sosiani is very rocky in close proximity to Eldoret.
The area of the city of the Sirikwa was original settled, later from the Maasai and at the beginning of the colonial age of the Nandi
the place developed 1910 with the opening of a post office at a farm, the settlement was called with the white settlers simply farm 64 or only 64. Willy van Aardt bought the farm and designated the place 1912 officially in Eldoret over.
Many of the original settlers in the place were Africa to speaking South African, who had come 1908 from South Africa to Kenya. Gradually also many European and asiatic settlers came into the city.
With the connection to the Eisenbahnnetz to Uganda in the year 1924 a large economic upswing of the city began. 1928 were installed flowing water in the entire city and 1933 an electrical generator.
Today Eldoret is the fastest increasing city in Kenya and the place of birth of many Kenyan run star such as Kipchoge Keino. Former president Daniel arap Moi gepusht the city substantially and e.g. an oversized international airport to build leave.
Coordinates: 0° 31 ' n. Break, 35° 16 ' o. L.
