Laikipia County







County in Kenya









































Laikipia County
County




Flag of Laikipia County
Flag

Coat of arms of Laikipia County
Coat of arms

Location in Kenya
Location in Kenya

Country
 Kenya
Formed March 4th 2013
Capital presently Nanyuki proposed Rumuruti
Government

 • Governor
Ndiritu Muriithi
Area

 • Total 8,696.1 km2 (3,357.6 sq mi)
Population
(2009)

 • Total 399,227 [1]
Time zone
UTC+3 (EAT)
Website laikipiacounty.go.ke

Laikipia County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the country. Laikipia is a cosmopolitan county and is county number 31. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its capital is Rumuruti.


Economic activity in the county consists mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grain crops, ranching and greenhouse horticulture.


The county encompasses the high, dry Laikipia Plateau, and has a cool, temperate climate with both rainy and dry seasons.





































Urban Areas

Authority
Type
Population*
Nanyuki Municipality 56,421
Nyahururu Municipality 58,943
Rumuruti Town 37,810
Kinamba County 2,658
Total -
155,832

* Laikipia CIDP 2015 projections. Source: [1]




























































Administrative divisions

Division
Population*
Urban pop.*
Headquarters
Central 77,478 28,489
Nanyuki
Lamuria 38,517 0 Lamuria
Mukogondo 13,176 624 Dol Dol
Ngarua 65,545 2,813 Kinamba
Nyahururu 37,412 22,459
Nyahururu
Olmoran 11,069 0
Rumuruti 78,894 4,061 Rumuruti
Total 322,187 58,466 -

* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The county has three constituencies:



  • Laikipia North Constituency

  • Laikipia West Constituency

  • Laikipia East Constituency



See also


  • Marmanet


External links



  • www.laikipia.org

  • Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4

  • Laikipia County County Integrated Development Plan



References





  1. ^ https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009




Coordinates: 0°5′N 36°40′E / 0.083°N 36.667°E / 0.083; 36.667










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