Outline of Kenya

The location of Kenya
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kenya:

Kenya is a country in East Africa. The capital city is Nairobi, 2nd largest in Africa (after Cairo). Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas. The population has grown rapidly in recent decades to roughly 38 million. Kenya has numerous wildlife reserves, containing thousands of animal species. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa,[1][2] and both were originally usually pronounced /ˈkiːnjə/[3] in English, though the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was [ˈkɛnja].[4] During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current English pronunciation of /ˈkɛnjə/ became widespread because his name retained the native pronunciation.[5] Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.[1]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Kenya

Geography of Kenya

An enlargeable topographic map of Kenya

Geography of Kenya

 Uganda 933 km
 Ethiopia 861 km
 Tanzania 769 km
 Somalia 682 km
 South Sudan 232 km
  • Coastline: Indian Ocean 536 km

Environment of Kenya

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Environment of Kenya

Natural geographic features of Kenya

Regions of Kenya

Regions of Kenya

Ecoregions of Kenya

List of ecoregions in Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya

Counties of Kenya

Counties of Kenya Kenya is divided into 47 Counties

CodeCountyFormer ProvinceArea (km2)Population
Census 2009		Capital
1MombasaCoast212.5939,370Mombasa (City)
2KwaleCoast8,270.3649,931Kwale
3KilifiCoast12,245.91,109,735Kilifi
4Tana RiverCoast35,375.8240,075Hola
5LamuCoast6,497.7101,539Lamu
6Taita-TavetaCoast17,083.9284,657Voi
7GarissaNorth Eastern45,720.2623,060Garissa
8WajirNorth Eastern55,840.6661,941Wajir
9ManderaNorth Eastern25,797.71,025,756Mandera
10MarsabitEastern66,923.1291,166Marsabit
11IsioloEastern25,336.1143,294Isiolo
12MeruEastern5,127.11,356,301Meru
13Tharaka-NithiEastern2,409.5365,330Chuka
14EmbuEastern2,555.9516,212Embu
15KituiEastern24,385.11,012,709Kitui
16MachakosEastern5,952.91,098,584Machakos
17MakueniEastern8,008.9884,527Wote
18NyandaruaCentral3,107.7596,268Ol Kalou
19NyeriCentral2,361.0693,558Nyeri
20KirinyagaCentral1,205.4528,054Kerugoya / Kutus
21Murang'aCentral2,325.8942,581Murang'a
22KiambuCentral2,449.21,623,282Kiambu
23TurkanaRift Valley71,597.8855,399Lodwar
24West PokotRift Valley8,418.2512,690Kapenguria
25SamburuRift Valley20,182.5223,947Maralal
26Trans NzoiaRift Valley2,469.9818,757Kitale
27Uasin GishuRift Valley2,955.3894,179Eldoret
28Elgeyo-MarakwetRift Valley3,049.7369,998Iten
29NandiRift Valley2,884.5752,965Kapsabet
30BaringoRift Valley11,075.3555,561Kabarnet
31LaikipiaRift Valley8,696.1399,227Nanyuki
32NakuruRift Valley7,509.51,603,325Nakuru
33NarokRift Valley17,921.2850,920Narok
34KajiadoRift Valley21,292.7687,312Kajiado
35KerichoRift Valley2,454.5752,396Kericho
36BometRift Valley1,997.9730,129Bomet
37KakamegaWestern3,033.81,660,651Kakamega
38VihigaWestern531.3554,622Vihiga
39BungomaWestern2,206.91,375,063Bungoma
40BusiaWestern1,628.4743,946Busia
41SiayaNyanza2,496.1842,304Siaya
42KisumuNyanza2,009.5968,909Kisumu
43Homa BayNyanza3,154.7963,794Homa Bay
44MigoriNyanza2,586.4917,170Migori
45KisiiNyanza1,317.91,152,282Kisii
46NyamiraNyanza912.5598,252Nyamira
47NairobiNairobi694.93,138,369Nairobi (City)
Totals581,309.038,610,097Nairobi
Map of counties
Municipalities of Kenya

List of cities in Kenya

Major towns:

Some smaller towns:

Demography of Kenya

Demographics of Kenya

Government and politics of Kenya

Politics of Kenya

Branches of the government of Kenya

Government of Kenya

Executive arm of the government of Kenya

Legislative branch of the government of Kenya

Judicial branch of the government of Kenya

Court system of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya

International organisation membership

International organization membership of Kenya Kenya is a member of: The Republic of Kenya is a member of:[6]

Law and order in Kenya

Law of Kenya

Military of Kenya

Military of Kenya

Local government in Kenya

Local government in Kenya

History of Kenya

History of Kenya

Culture of Kenya

Culture of Kenya

The arts in Kenya

Sports in Kenya

Sports in Kenya

Economy and infrastructure of Kenya

Economy of Kenya

Education in Kenya

Education in Kenya

Health in Kenya

Health in Kenya

See also

Kenya

References

  1. 1 2 Reuter (8 July 1920). "British East Africa Annexed--"Kenya Colony"". News. The Times (42457). London. col C, p. 13.
  2. ↑ "East Africa: Kenya: History: Kenya Colony". Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (15 ed.). 2002. pp. 801, 1b. ISBN 0-85229-787-4.
  3. ↑ "Kenya". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005.  (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ↑ The Spelling of Kenya. B. J. Ratcliffe. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 42, No. 166 (Jan. 1943), pp. 42–44
  5. ↑ Foottit, Claire (2006) [2004]. Kenya. The Brade Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. ISBN 1-84162-066-1.
  6. ↑ "Kenya". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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