- Baringo District
Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of
Kenya . Its capital town isKabarnet . The district has a population of 264,978 (1999 census) and an area of 8,646 km² [http://www.statoids.com/yke.html] .The district is named after local
Lake Baringo . It is an area of geothermal activity. Humanfossil s have also been found there.Former Kenya president
Daniel arap Moi lives in Baringo District. Some of Kenya's famous runners come from the district, most notablyPaul Tergat .District subdivisions
The district has three constituencies: Baringo Central, Baringo East and Baringo North.
External links
*http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=8
*http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6TNC5G?OpenDocument
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/luFullMap/E01F5E884391CA8885256D2D004ECB13/$File/ocha_kenBaringo190503.pdf?OpenElement Map of the District]
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