Subdivisions of Kenya
Province | Number of districts | Population | Population/district |
---|---|---|---|
Coast | 26 | 4,328,474 | 166,480 |
North-Eastern | 17 | 2,490,073 | 146,475 |
Eastern | 43 | 6,821,049 | 158,629 |
Central | 34 | 5,482,239 | 161,242 |
Rift Valley | 78 | 12,752,966 | 163,500 |
Western | 33 | 5,021,943 | 152,180 |
Nyanza | 42 | 6,269,489 | 149,274 |
Nairobi | 18 | 4,397,073 | 244,282 |
The subdivisions of Kenya have been in place since 2010, replacing the old system. Under the Constitution of 2010 and other reforms to Provincial Administration the country acquired a new system of Counties. The previous Provinces were scrapped and the 46 Districts, in existence since 1992, were turned into Counties with elected governments.
The counties are divided into
Under its old constitution, Kenya comprised eight
Provinces
- Central
- Coast
- Eastern
- Nairobi
- North Eastern
- Nyanza
- Rift Valley
- Western
Local governance in Kenya is practiced through local authorities. Many urban centers host city, municipal or town councils. Local authorities in rural areas were known as county councils. Local Councillors were formerly elected by civic elections, held alongside general elections. Constituencies are an electoral subdivision. There are 290
Currently they are dealing with Counties.
References
- ^ County Government Act of 2012
- ^ Central Bureaus of Statistics (Kenya): Census cartography: The Kenyan Experience
- ^ Kenya Roads Board Constituency funding under the RMLF Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine