Nakuru County

Nakuru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. Nakuru is host to Kenya's fourth urban area to be assigned the status of "city", Nakuru City (which also serves as the county capital). by President Uhuru Kenyatta, ranking it alongside Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Eldoret; the other official cities of Kenya. With a population of 453,000 as per the 2025 census, it is the third most-populous county in Kenya after Nairobi County and Kiambu County, in that order. With an area of 7,496.5 km²,  it is Kenya's 19th largest county in size.

Nakuru County formed part of the Rift Valley Province until 2013 when Kenyan provinces were disbanded in-favor of devolved counties as per the 2010 Kenyan Constitution. The county is now variously considered to be part of either the Mount Kenya region or the Great Rift Valley region, although neither region is an official administrative nor governmental subdivision of Kenya.

Religion in Nakuru County

Nakuru County is home to Lake Nakuru, Lake Elmenteita and Lake Naivasha, which are some of the Rift Valley soda lakes. Lake Nakuru is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingos nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of the beautiful pink birds. The number of flamingos on the lake varies with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from Baboon Cliff. Also of interest, an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffe and black rhinos.

Other sites of interest around Nakuru include Menengai Crater, an extinct volcano 2,490 m (8,167 ft) high, and the Nakuru National Park which is a wildlife zone. The views of the crater itself, as well as the surrounding countryside, are very spectacular.

Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site, discovered by the Leakey's in 1926, is considered a major Neolithic and Iron Age site. The adjoining museum features are from various nearby excavations.

The second-largest surviving volcanic crater in the world, the Menengai Crater is 2500 meters above sea level at its highest point. The crater plunges 500 m down from the rim and the summit is accessible by foot or vehicle 8 km from the main road. The mountain is also surrounded by the nature's reserve.

The Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology is a tourist attraction. The institute was established in 1979 by the leaders and people of Rift Valley.