Uasin Gishu County (ken)

Uasin Gishu County

Uasin Gishu County ranks 3,253rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bury St Edmunds, Mérida, Spain, and Koshigaya. Memorable people born in Uasin Gishu County include Wang Yang, Agnes Tirop, and Asbel Kiprop. Uasin Gishu County has been the birth place of many athletes. Uasin Gishu County is located in Kenya.

Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret city has the county's largest population centre as well as its administrative and commercial centre. It is bordered by Elgeyo-Marakwet to the East, Trans Nzoia to the North, Kakamega to the west, Nandi and Kericho to the South West and Baringo to the South East. It is a highland plateau with altitudes falling gently from 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level to about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level. The topography is higher to the east and declines gently towards the western border". Read more on Wikipedia