Lodwar

Lodwar is a town in north- western Kenya, in the Rift Valley province with about 20,000 inhabitants. Lodwar is the administrative center of the district of Turkana, a semi -arid area ( semi-desert ) in the Rift Valley province. The district is bordered by Uganda, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. The city is the seat of a Roman Catholic Bishop, Diocese of Lodwar see.

Lodwar is located at about 500 meters above sea level and about 360 kilometers north of Eldoret as well as 120 kilometers south of Kakuma in the running from Mombasa through Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kitale road to Juba.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ajuma Nasenyana ( born 1984 ), model and presenter

Climate

In the region there is year-round hot and dry. The average daily maximum values ​​are at 32 ° C to 35 ° C, at night it is with monthly means no colder than 23 ° C.