Nakuru is the fourth-largest urban area in Kenya after Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu. It is the capital of Nakuru County and former capital of the Rift Valley Province as well as home to Flamingo Radio which is the largest urban Radio. Its urban and rural population is 570,674 inhabitants according to the 2019 census which exceeds that of Kisumu if the metro is included. It is the largest urban center in the Rift Valley with Eldoret in Uasin Gishu following closely behind. Nakuru lies about 1,850 m above sea level.
