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Kajiado District

Coordinates: 2°00′00″S 36°52′00″E / 2°S 36.8667°E / -2; 36.8667
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Kajiado District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It had a population of 406,054 and an area of 21,903 km².[1] The district bordered Nairobi region and extended to the Kenya-Tanzania border further south. The district capital was 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: [1]

The district is divided into seven administrative divisions. The 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: [2], [3],

There are three constituencies in the district:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
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2°00′00″S 36°52′00″E / 2°S 36.8667°E / -2; 36.8667