Kajiado County

Kajiado County
Population (state) - population density	1,117,840 inhabitants (2019) 52 inhabitants / km²
surface	21,292.7 km²
Coordinates	2 ° 0 ′  S , 36 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 2 ° 0 ′  S , 36 ° 52 ′  E
ISO 3166-2	KE-10

Kajiado County (until 2010 Kajiado District ) is a county in southern Kenya . The county's capital is Kajiado . In 2019, 1,117,840 people lived in the county on 21,292.7 km².

The county borders on Tanzania in the southwest and Nairobi in the northeast . Most of the people in Kajiado County belong to the Maasai and live as semi-nomadic livestock. The region is considered a semi-desert , only 8% of the land area is arable. With three continually water-bearing rivers, the county's water supply is a problem. In 2006, 28% of households had a drinking water connection.

structure

The county is divided into divisions. There are three constituencies, Kajiado Central, Kajiado North, and Kajiado South. Under the constitution of 2010 , the districts of Kajiado Central, Kajiado North and Loitoktok were united under the new name Kajiado County .

Divisions
division	Population (1999)	Capital
Central	69,402	Kajiado
Loitokitok	95,430
Magadi	20,112	Magadi
Mashuru	35,666	Mashuru
Namanga	35,673	Namanga
Ngong	149,771	Ngong
total	406.054	-

Attractions

Lake Magadi (2005)

Kajiado County is home to Amboseli National Park , the Nyeri Desert, and Lake Magada .

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. ↑ http://www.kenyafoodsecurity.org/images/stories/files/dps/rift/kajiado.pdf (link not available)
3. ^ County Data Sheet - Kajiado. (No longer available online.) Opendata.go.ke, archived from the original on March 23, 2013 ; accessed on March 3, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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