Kajiado District
Former district of Kenya
Kajiado District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It had a population of 406,054 and an area of 21,903 km².[1] The district bordered Nairobi region and extended to the Kenya-Tanzania border further south. The district capital was Kajiado.
Local authorities (councils) | |||
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
---|---|---|---|
Kajiado | Town | 12,204 | 9,128 |
Olkejuado | County | 393,850 | 71,223 |
Total | - | 406,054 | 80,351 |
* 1999 census. Source: [1] |
The district is divided into seven administrative divisions. The newly created Isinya division is not included in the following table based on 1999 census:
Administrative divisions | |||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
Central | 69,402 | 16,444 | Kajiado |
Loitokitok | 95,430 | 7,495 | |
Magadi | 20,112 | 0 | Magadi |
Mashuru | 35,666 | 2,248 | Mashuru |
Namanga | 35,673 | 5,503 | Namanga |
Ngong | 149,771 | 20,657 | Ngong |
Total | 406,054 | 38,299 | - |
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], |
There are three constituencies in the district:
- Kajiado Central Constituency
- Kajiado North Constituency
- Kajiado South Constituency
See also
- Amboseli Reserve is in the Kajiado District
- Nyiri Desert, a high proportion of the district lies in the desert
- Kitengela, a plain and a town of the same name in Kajiado District.
References
- ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
External links
- http://www.kajiado-district-dev-trust.org.uk/
- http://www.kajiadochildrenshome.com
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