Kajiado District
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Kajiado District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It has a population of 406.054 and an area of 21,903 sq km [1]. The district borders Nairobi city and extends to the Kenya-Tanzania border further south. The district capital is 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: [2] | |||
The district is divided into seven administrative divisions. 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: [3], [4], | |||
There are three constituencies in the district:
- Kajiado Central
- Kajiado North
- Kajiado South
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- http://www.aridland.go.ke/inside.php?articleid=290
- http://www.kajiado-district-dev-trust.org.uk/
- http://www.kajiadochildrenshome.com
