Narok County

Narok County
County
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Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E / -1.250; 35.617Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E / -1.250; 35.617
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4th 2013
Capital Narok
Government
 • Governor Samwel Tunai
Area
 • Total 17,921.2 km2 (6,919.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 850,920 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website narok.go.ke

Narok County is a county in Kenya and has a population of 850,920.[1] Its capital and largest town is Narok. The governor of Narok county is Samuel Kuntai Ole Tunai.

Kenya was divided into eight provinces, prior to 2013, which were subdivided into 47 counties. It is situated in the southern parts of the Rift Valley Province. In 1994, Trans Mara District was split from Narok District.

The main cash crop grown in Narok County is wheat.

Along with Kisii County, Narok County has been identified as having the highest level of practice of female genital cutting in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001.[2]

County subdivisions

The County has six constituencies:

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
NarokTown41,09224,091
Narok CountyCounty324,6582,839
Total-365,75026,930
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*		 population
density		 Area (km²) Headquarters
Central41,16222,48844935,5Narok
Loita15,557091728,6
Mara41,964094662,7
Mau77,6861,898302589,5
Mulot68,432095720,3
Olokurto44,326837361231,3
Ololulunga53,8280361495,2Ololulungu
Osupuko22,7950121899,6
Total365,75025,23324 (average)15,263-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Narok County Wards

There are thirty Members of County Assembly (MCAs) representing the thirty wards at Narok County Assembly. These wards were formed in 2010 by the Boundaries Review Commission. There are six wards in Narok North Constituency, Narok South Constituency and Kilgoris Constituency respectively.

Narok West Constituency, Emurua Dikirr Constituency and Narok East Constituency each have four county wards[3]

  1. Narok Town
  2. Olpusimoru
  3. Olokurto
  4. Nkareta
  5. Olorropil
  6. Melili
  7. Majimoto/ Narosura
  8. Ololulung’a
  9. Melelo
  10. Loita
  11. Sogoo
  12. Sagamian
  13. Central
  14. Keyian
  15. Angata Barikoi
  16. Shankoe
  17. Kimintet
  18. Lolgorian
  19. Ilmotiok
  20. Mara
  21. Siana
  22. Naikara
  23. Ilkerin
  24. Olomasani
  25. Mogondo
  26. Kapsasian
  27. Mosiro
  28. Ildamat
  29. Keekonyokie
  30. Suswa

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenya Census 2009 - Census - Kenya". Scribd. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News - In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.
  3. ↑ "Narok County Wards and Constituencies". http://maasaimedia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016. External link in |website= (help)
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