Nyandarua District was an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Ol Kalou. Formerly the capital was Nyahururu, but was moved to Laikipia District. Nyandarua District had population of 479,902 and an area of 3,304 km².[1] The district is located on the northwestern part of the Central Province, west of the Aberdare Range.

The district was split into two in 2007: Nyandarua North District and Nyandarua South District. However with constitution of Kenya, prumulgated in 2010, the district ceased to exist. Nyandarua County was created out of the then abolished Nyandarua District.

Nyandarua county council headquarters were located in Nyahururu town, which was later moved to Laikipia District.

Demographics

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Ol KalouTown47,79515,186
NyandaruaCounty432,10721,868
Total—479,90237,054
* 1999 census. Source:

Administration

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kipipiri78,893208Kipipiri
Ndaragwa85,2453,594Ndaragwa
North Kinangop67,3564,080
Ol Joro Orok65,2290Ol Joro Orok
Ol Kalou98,8063,881Ol Kalou
South Kinangop84,3733,099
Total479,90214,871—
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Representation

The district had four constituencies:

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Districts". statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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