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Elburgon

Coordinates: 00°18′00″S 35°49′00″E / 0.30000°S 35.81667°E / -0.30000; 35.81667
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Elburgon is a small town in Nakuru County, Kenya. It is located 30 kilometres west of the capital city of Nakuru, the provincial capital. Nearest towns include Molo, Njoro and Rongai.[1]

Elburgon is an electoral ward of the Molo Constituency and Nakuru County Council.[2] Elburgon is also a name of an administrative division in Nakuru County. Elburgon division is divided into three locations: Elburgon, Mariashoni and Turi.[3]

Transport

It is served by a station on the branch railway to Kisumu.

See also

Lumbering

Apart from agriculture the lumbering industry serves as a key economic activity in the town. The timber industry serves as a key employer in the town. Lumbering companies such as Timsales ltd and CHEKIMU WOODMART are just a few of the logging and sawmilling factories that harvest timber in the highland region of Nakuru and beyond.

References

  1. ^ The Rough Guide Map - Kenya
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived June 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4

00°18′00″S 35°49′00″E / 0.30000°S 35.81667°E / -0.30000; 35.81667