Naivasha
Naivasha | |
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| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Nakuru County |
| Elevation | 2,086 m (6,843 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 169,142 |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Naivasha is a market town in Nakuru County, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway and Uganda Railway.
The town has a total population of 169,142 (2009 census).[3]
The main industry is agriculture, especially floriculture.
Naivasha is also a popular tourist destination. Hell's Gate National Park (the main locations for Lion King, including Pride Rock and the Gorge, are modelled after the park[4]), Longonot National Park and Mount Longonot are nearby attractions. Tours also have included Lake Naivasha, to observe birdlife and hippopotamus behavior, [5] as well as other wild animals.
In the late 1970s-1980s Lake Naivasha was overrun with poachers and foreign creatures introduced into the lake to provide fishing.[citation needed] The migratory paths along lake Naivasha were being destroyed by the local rose industry.[citation needed] Naturalist, Joan Root, spent the last decade of her life trying to save the lake and its wildlife.
A resort in Naivasha was the location for much of the negotiations of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ending the Second Sudanese Civil War, commonly known as the "Naivasha Agreement".
See also
- Lake Naivasha Country Club - historic site in the area.
Notes
- ^ http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=184707
- ^ http://kenya.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/profiles/Nakuru%20County%2023%20Jan%202012.pdf
- ^ http://kenya.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/profiles/Nakuru%20County%2023%20Jan%202012.pdf
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
- ^ "Lake Naivasha Country Club" (wildlife, map, photos), Go2Africa, 2003, go2africa.com webpage: Nav.
0°43′12.85″S 36°25′42.71″E / 0.7202361°S 36.4285306°E
