Murang'a County

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Murang'a County
Population (state)
- population density 		1,056,640 inhabitants (2019)
454 inhabitants / km²
surface 2,325.8 km²
Coordinates 0 ° 45 ′  S , 37 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 45 ′  S , 37 ° 7 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-29
Murang'a County in Kenya.svg

Murang'a County (until 2010 Murang'a District ) is a county in Kenya . The county's capital is Murang'a . The county has 1,056,640 inhabitants (2019) and an area of ​​2325.8 km².

structure

Councils
Seat of the authority Type
Murang'a local community
Kangema city
Murang'a County county
Divisions
division Population (1999) Capital
Kiharu 84,868 Murang'a
Kahuro 92.104
Kangema 61.182
Mathioya 105.139
total 343.293 -

The county is divided into three electoral districts (Mathioya, Kiharu, and Kangema) but has four MPs for parliament .

Geography and climate

Murang'a County lies at an altitude of 914 m above sea level in the east and 3353 m above sea level on the edge of the Aberdare Range . One eighth of the area is forested, the Wanjerere Forest on the Aberdare Range extends over about 174 km². In the lowlands in the east the maximum temperatures are between 26 ° C and 30 ° C, the minimum temperatures between 14 ° C and 18 ° C, in the highlands in the west the temperature can drop to 6 ° C.

Infrastructure

Railway bridge over the Maragua.

Murang'a County has 792 km of road network, 20 km of railroad tracks with a train station, seven main post offices and eight smaller post offices. The county has more than 340 schools.

Agriculture and ranching

Tea plantation in Murang'a County

The people of Murang'a County make a living from agriculture. Mainly tea , coffee beans , corn , macadamias and cotton are grown, but also mangoes , beans , cut flowers and potatoes . The main livestock are cattle, for example Ayrshire , Holstein and Guernsey cattle . In addition, domestic chickens and goats , in the lowlands zebus are common .

Flora and fauna

There are two large forests in Murang'a County, the Wanjerere Forest on the Aberdare Range and the Kiambicho Hills Forest in the lowlands. Tabernaemontana , Prunus africanum , croton , mulberry figs , grevillea and eucalyptus grow on over 11,000 hectares of state forest . Over 170 nurseries are reforestation in the county.

Throughout Murang'a County are vervet very common. There are also elephants , buffalo , bongos , black rhinos , lions , leopards , chimpanzees and hyenas , occasional crocodiles , hippos , white-throated monkeys , baboons and tortoises .

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. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 8; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 5; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ a b DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 6; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 12; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang 'District (pdf), p. 14; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 17; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  8. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 28; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  9. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), p. 44; Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 2006 - 2011 MURANG'A DISTRICT ( Memento of November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) District Environmental Action Plan 2006–2011 Murang'a District (pdf), pp. 47/48; Retrieved October 25, 2010.

Web links

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