Makueni County

Makueni County
County

Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): Haven of Opportunities

Location of Makueni County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°48′S 37°37′E / 1.800°S 37.617°E / -1.800; 37.617Coordinates: 1°48′S 37°37′E / 1.800°S 37.617°E / -1.800; 37.617
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4, 2013
Other towns Makindu, Emali, Sultan Hamud
Government
 • Governor Kivutha Kibwana
Area
 • Total 8,008.9 km2 (3,092.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 884,527
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website makueni.go.ke

Makueni County (formerly Makueni District) is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wote. The county has a population of 884,527 (2009 census) and an area of 8,008.9 km².

Administration

Sub-Counties

The county has six sub-counties:

  • Makueni
  • Kaiti
  • Kilome
  • Kibwezi East
  • Kibwezi West
  • Mbooni

Constituencies

Since 2010, county has six constituencies:

Other Divisions

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
WoteTown56,4195,542
Mtito AndeiTown24,4354,304
MakueniCounty690,69118,689
Total-771,54528,535
* 1999 census. Source:[2]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kaiti46,107501Kilala
Kalawa14,0390Kalawa
Kasikeu35,7191,848Kasikeu
Kathonzweni65,7380Kathonzweni
Kibwezi80,2364,695Kibwezi
Kilome46,2040Mukaa
Kilungu67,7410Mukaa
Kisau50,5101,905
Makindu50,2992,482Makindu
Matiliku38,8670Matiliku
Mbitini48,7293,266Emali
Mbooni55,9841,786Mbooni
Mtito Andei66,6633,966Mtito Andei
Ilima32,7170
Wote40,3534,708Wote
Total771,54525,157-
* 1999 census. Sources:,,[3][4]

South Eastern Kenya Region

Urbanisation

Urbanisation in South Eastern Kenya
County
Urbanisation in South Eastern Kenya (Percent)
Machakos County
52
Kitui County
13.8
Makueni County
11.8
 Kenya Average
32.3

Urbanisation by County in South Eastern Kenya

Source: OpenDataKenya

Wealth/Poverty Level

Wealth/Poverty Level in South Eastern Kenya
County
Poverty Level in South Eastern Kenya (Percent)
Machakos County
59.6
Kitui County
63.1
Makueni County
64.1
 Kenya Average
45.9

Poverty level by County

Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank

Villages and settlements

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  2. ↑ http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
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