Nyeri County

Nyeri County is located in the central region of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Nyeri.[2] It has a population of 759,164 and an area of 2361 km2. It is currently under the leadership of H.E. Governor Mutahi Kahiga. Other governors who have led this county include the late Nderitu Gachagua, H.E. Wamathai Samuel Githaiga and the late Dr. Wahome Gakuru.

Nyeri County
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Location in Kenya
Country Kenya
FormedMarch 4th 2013
CapitalNyeri
Government
  GovernorMutahi Kahiga
Area
  Total2,361.0 km2 (911.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total759,164[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitenyeri.go.ke

People

The county is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya. Local people are predominantly of the Kikuyu ethnicity.

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 486,477    
1989 607,292+24.8%
1999 661,156+8.9%
2009 693,558+4.9%
2019 759,164+9.5%
source:[3]

Local authorities

Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
NyeriMunicipality98,90846,969
KaratinaMunicipality6,8526,852
OthayaTown21,4274,108
Nyeri countyCounty533,96910,047
* 1999 census. Source:

Administrative divisions

Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kieni east83,6352,643Naro Moru
Kieni west68,4615,017Mweiga
Mathira150,9986,275Karatina
Mukurwe-ini87,4471,525Mukurwe-ini Town
Nyeri municipality101,23840,497Nyeri
Othaya88,2913,846Othaya
Tetu80,1002,022[Wamagana]
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Sub-Counties/Constituencies

The county has six Sub-Counties/Constituencies):

Central Kenya Region

Urbanisation

Urbanisation in Central Kenya
County
Urbanisation in Central Kenya (Percent)
Kiambu County
60.8
Nyeri County
54.21
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

Wealth/Poverty Level in Central Kenya
County
Poverty Level in Central Kenya (Percent)
Kirinyaga County
20.0
Muranga County
28.5
Kiambu County
28.9
Nyeri County
19.30
Nyandarua County
46.6
 Kenya Average
45.9

Poverty level by County

Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank

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See also

References

  1. "I'm not disputing census figures, they are accurate – Governor Kahiga". The Star (Kenya). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. KENYA: Administrative Division population statistics

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