Kirinyaga County

Kirinyaga County
County

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Location in Kenya
Country  Kenya
Formed 4 March 2013 (2013-03-04)
Capital Kutus
Government
 • Governor Anne Waiguru
Area
 • Total 1,205.4 km2 (465.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 528,054 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website Kirinyaga County Government Website
Rice threwshing in Mwea

Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kutus and its largest town is Wanguru.[2] In 2009, the county had a population of 528,054[1] and an area of 1,205.4 km².

History

Kirinyaga District was created in 1963 out of the western part of Embu District.[2]

In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts:

  • Kirinyaga Central with its administrative centre at Kerugoya
  • Kirinyaga East with its administrative centre at Kianyaga
  • Kirinyaga South with its administrative centre at Wanguru
  • Kirinyaga West with its administrative centre at Baricho.

Administration

Since April 2013, the County Government of Kirinyaga administers all of Kirinyaga County. Formerly, The County Council of Kirinyaga administered all of Kirinyaga County, except the area that was administered by the Municipal Council of Kerugoya /Kutus and the Town council of Sagana-Kagio.[2]

Subdivisions

Kirinyaga District is divided as follows:

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Kerugoya/KutusMunicipality39,44114,056
SaganaTown22,4753,031
KirinyagaCounty395,18913,103
Total-457,10530,190
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Central74,06812,585Kerugoya
Gichugu121,7381,988Kianyaga
Mwea125,9627,625Wanguru
Ndia135,3372,960Baricho
Total457,10525,158-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Electoral constituencies

The county has four constituencies:

Central Kenya Region

Urbanisation

Urbanisation in Central Kenya
County
Urbanisation in Central Kenya (Percent)
Kiambu County
60.8
Nyeri County
24.5
Nyandarua County
18.5
Muranga County
16.3
Kirinyaga County
15.8
 Kenya Average
32.3

Urbanisation by County in Central Kenya

Source: OpenDataKenya

Wealth/Poverty Level

Wealth/Poverty Level in Central Kenya
County
Poverty Level in Central Kenya (Percent)
Kirinyaga County
25.2
Muranga County
28.5
Kiambu County
28.9
Nyeri County
32.7
Nyandarua County
46.6
 Kenya Average
45.9

Poverty level by County

Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank

Economy

Animal husbandry in Kirinyaga County

Villages and settlements

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  2. 1 2 3 "County Council of Kirinyaga Website". Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

Coordinates: 0°30′S 37°17′E / 0.500°S 37.283°E / -0.500; 37.283

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