Murang'a County
Murang'a County | |
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Population (state) - population density |
1,056,640 inhabitants (2019) 454 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 2,325.8 km² |
Coordinates | 0 ° 45 ′ S , 37 ° 7 ′ E |
ISO 3166-2 | KE-29 |
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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 | |
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Murang'a | local community | |
Kangema | city | |
Murang'a County | county |
Divisions | ||
division | Population (1999) | Capital |
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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
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
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
- ↑ a b 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.