Kirinyaga County
| Kirinyaga County | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
| ||
 Location in Kenya | ||
| Country |
 Kenya | |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 | |
| Capital | Kerugoya/ Kutus | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Joseph Ndathi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,205.4 km2 (465.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 528,054 [1] | |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |
| Website | kirinyagacounty.or.ke | |
Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya/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
The County Council of Kirinyaga administers all of Kirinyaga County, except the area 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/Kutus | Municipality | 39,441 | 14,056 | |
| Sagana | Town | 22,475 | 3,031 | |
| Kirinyaga | County | 395,189 | 13,103 | |
| Total | - | 457,105 | 30,190 | |
| * 1999 census. Source: | ||||
Electoral constituencies
The county has four constituencies:
Central Kenya Region
Urbanisation
| 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
| 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
References
- 1 2 http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
- 1 2 3 "County Council of Kirinyaga Website". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
Coordinates: 0°30′S 37°17′E / 0.500°S 37.283°E