Map of Ol Kalou, Kenya
Ol Kalou is the administrative centre of Nyandarua County, Kenya, with a population of about 47,795. It lies at 0.2709°S, 36.3792°E. Ol Kalou is about 123 km (76 mi) northwest of Nairobi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Upper Gilgil, 14 km to the northwest.
Ol Kalou at a glance
Country
Region
Nyandarua County
Population
47,795GeoNames
Coordinates
-0.2709, 36.37920°16′15″S 36°22′45″E
Time zone
Africa/NairobiUTC+03:00
Local time
–
Distance to Nairobi
123 km (76 mi)
Where is Ol Kalou?
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Close to the equator, so day length stays near 12 hours all year.
Cities near Ol Kalou
- Upper Gilgil — 14 km northwest
- Gilgil — 27 km south
- Nakuru — 34 km west
- Nyahururu — 34 km north
- Njoro — 49 km west
- Naivasha — 50 km south
- Nyeri — 65 km east
- Molo — 72 km west
- Nanyuki — 83 km east
- Githunguri — 98 km southeast
Largest cities in Nyandarua County
- Upper Gilgil — 60,711
Largest cities in Kenya
- Nairobi — 4,397,073
- Kakamega — 1,867,579
- Mombasa — 1,208,333
- Nakuru — 570,674
- Ruiru — 490,120
- Eldoret — 475,716
- Kisumu — 397,957
- Kikuyu — 323,881
- Thika — 251,407
- Naivasha — 198,444
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.