Kilgoris is a town in

Narok County Narok County is a county in Kenya with an estimated population of 1,157,873 according to 2019 Census, with the dominant ethnic group being the Maasai. Its capital and largest town is Narok. The other major urban centre in Narok County is Kil ...

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. The town has a population of 70,475 (2019 census). Kilgoris is one of two major urban centres in Narok County; the other being

Narok Narok (sometimes referred to as Narok Town) is a town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west of the country, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre o ...

town.

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are the indigenous and prominent tribe in the area. Past ethnic clashes have occurred between the maasai and the surrounding tribes due to land issues (e.g.,

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). It is the divisional headquarters of the former Kilgoris Division (currently Trans-Mara West Dub-County under the devolved administration system ) The town is located about 60 km west of the popular

Masai Mara National Reserve Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people, the an ...

, the number of tourists visiting the town has increased over a period of time due to increase in the hospitality industry in the town as well. Hotels such as

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time, there is a murram road from the town through the neighbouring town of Lolgorien to the Mara and another to Enoosaen to the West, and another to Kiridon through the famous Oloololo gate side of the park.It is an alternative to Narok road, especially for anyone coming from Western Kenya.

Billy Konchellah Billy Komintai Konchellah (born 20 October 1961 in Kilgoris, Kenya) is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991. Career His victory in the 1991 final was unexpected. He sprinted past Paul Eren ...

, winner of two consecutive 800m World Championships, and

David Rudisha David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He is a two-time back-to-back Olympic champion from the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, a two-time World champion from ...

, current

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holder and reigning Olympic champion in

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, are from Kilgoris. Kilgoris was previously the capital of the former

Trans Mara District Trans Mara District was an administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kilgoris. The district had a population of 170,591 (1999 census) and an area of 2,846 km� It was created in 1994, when Tran ...

. Kilgoris constituency Member of Parliament is Hon. Amb. Julius Ole Sunkuli who initially served from 1992 to 2002 and made a comeback in the 2022 Kenyas general elections as the area MP until Now. He was preceded by Hon. Gideon Konchella, Ole Sompisha and Hon John Konchella. Kilgoris is the home of the first Narok County governor HE Samuel Kuntai Tunai, it is highly hospitable with inhabitants mostly conservative.

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Populated places in Narok County {{RiftValleyKE-geo-stub