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The districts

Districts of Kenya

The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...

 of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 are divided into 262 divisions

Division (subnational entity)

A division is a type of administrative division of some Asian and African countries. Some have been dissolved or been renamed.- Administrative divisions :-England:...

(tarafa). Divisions of Kenya are further subdivided into locations

Locations of Kenya

||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is...

. The divisions are listed below, by district:

Baringo District

Baringo District

Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 and an area of 8,646 km² ....

• Kabarnet
• Kabartonjo
• Marigat
• Mochongoi
• Mogotio
• Nginyang
• Ravine
• Tenges

Bungoma District

Bungoma District

Bungoma District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bungoma. It has a population of 876,491 and an area of 2,069 km².The economy of Bungoma district is mainly agricultural, centering on the sugar cane and maize industries...

• Cheptaisi
• Kanduyi
• Kapsokwony
• Kimilili
• Mt.elgon Forest
• Sirisia
• Tongareni
• Webuye

Garissa District

Garissa District

Garissa District is an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Garissa. The district has a population of 329,939...

• Bura
• C_garissa
• Dadaab
• Hulugho
• Jarajila
• Liboi
• Masalani
• Mbalambala
• Modogashe

Kakamega District

Kakamega District

Kakamega District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kakamega. It has a population of 603,422 and an area of 1,395 km² .The district has four constituencies:*Malava Constituency*Lurambi Constituency...

• Butere
• Ikolomani
• Khwisero
• Lugari
• Lurambi
• Malava/kabras
• Mumias
• Shinyalu

Kisii Central

Kisii District

Kisii District is a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town is Kisii. The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people.- Subdivisions :The County has 4 electoral Constituencies:*Bonchari Constituency...

• Bosongo
• Irianyi
• Kisii Municipality
• Marani
• Masaba
• Nyamache
• Ogembo
• Suneka

Meru Central District

• Central Imenti
• Igembe
• Meru National Park
• Mount Kenya Forest
• North Imenti
• Ntonyiri
• South Imenti
• Tigania
• Timau

Nairobi District

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

• Central Nairobi
• Dagoretti
• Embakasi
• Kasarani
• Kibera
• Makadara
• Parklands/westlands
• Pumwani

Nakuru District

Nakuru District

Nakuru District is a district in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The district capital is Nakuru. With a population of 1,187,039 , it is the second largest district in Kenya after Nairobi. Nakuru District has an area of 7,242 km²....

• Bahati
• Gilgil
• Mbogoini
• Molo
• Naivasha
• Municipality_nakuru
• Njoro
• Olenguruone
• Rongai

Nyeri District

Nyeri District

Nyeri District is a district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its headquarters is in Nyeri town. It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km².The district is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya...

• Aberdare Forest/National Park
• Kieni East
• Kieni West
• Mathira
• Mount Kenya Forest/National Park
• Mukurweini
• Nyeri Municipality
• Othaya
• Tetu

Taita-Taveta District

Taita-Taveta District

Taita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....

• Mwatate
• Taveta
• Tsavo East National Park
• Tsavo West National Park
• Voi
• Wundanyi

Turkana District

Turkana District

Turkana District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Turkana is the northwesternmost district in Kenya. It is bordered by the countries of Uganda to the west; South Sudan and Ethiopia, including the disputed Ilemi Triangle, to the north and northeast; and Lake...

• Central(kalokol)
• Kakuma
• Katilu
• Kibish
• Lake Turkana
• Lokitaung
• Lokori
• Turkwel

West Pokot District

West Pokot District

West Pokot District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapenguria. The district has a population of 308,086 and an area of 9,064 km² . Pokot people inhabit the area....

• Alale
• Chepareria
• Kacheliba
• Kapenguria
• Sigor

The divisions

Division (subnational entity)

A division is a type of administrative division of some Asian and African countries. Some have been dissolved or been renamed.- Administrative divisions :-England:...

 are subdivided into approximately 1,088 "locations" (mtaa) and then "sublocations" (kata ndogo). A province is administered by a Provincial Commissioner (PC).

Kenyan local authorities

Local authorities of Kenya

Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu...

 mostly do not follow common boundaries with divisions. They are classified as City, Municipality, Town or County councils.

A third discrete type of classification are constituencies. They are further subdivided into wards.

See also

• Provinces of Kenya
• Districts of Kenya
  Districts of Kenya
  The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...