Embu County

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Embu County
Population (state)
- population density 		608,599 inhabitants (2019)
238 inhabitants / km²
surface 2,555.9 km²
Coordinates 0 ° 35 ′  S , 37 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 35 ′  S , 37 ° 40 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-06
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Embu County (until 2010 Embu District ) is a county in Kenya . The capital of the county is Embu . In 2019, the county lived 608,599 people on 2555.9 km². The county is divided into five divisions: Central, Kyeni, Manyatta, Nembure, and Runyenjes. The climate is semi-arid .

Topography and geology

The county is located on Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Ranges , so the soil consists of Nitisol , Andosol , Vertisol , Ferrosol and Cambisol .

economy

About 60% of the population in Embu County makes a living from agriculture, with 56% of the people living below the poverty line. Mainly be corn , mangoes , beans and broad beans , pawpaw , coffee beans , avocado , bananas , cotton , sunflower , Mung- and cowpea grown.

Healthcare

The county has five state hospitals, three health centers, and over 80 privately owned clinics. In 2005 there were around 10,500 patients per doctor. Mainly malaria , respiratory infections, skin diseases and worm infestations are treated. The HIV - prevalence is about 26%. The infant mortality rate in 2005 was 5.6%, 0.6% of the children die before their 5th birthday.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e About Embu County in Kenya. In: kenya-information-guide.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b James O. Ouma, Festus M. Murithi, Wilfred Mwangi, Hugo Verkuijl and others: Adoption of Maize Seed and Fertilizer Technologies in Embu District, Kenya , p. 3; here online at books.google, accessed on May 2, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Embu County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files