Narok County

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Narok County
Population (state)
- population density 		1,157,873 inhabitants (2019)
65 inhabitants / km²
surface 17,921.2 km²
Coordinates 1 ° 5 ′  S , 35 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 5 ′  S , 35 ° 52 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-33
Narok County in Kenya.svg

Narok County (until 2010 Narok District ) is a county in Kenya . The county's capital is Narok . In 2019, the county lived 1,157,873 people on 17,921.2 km². The county borders Tanzania to the south . Two thirds of the area of ​​Narok Counties is considered a semi-desert . Narok is 1,000–3,000 m above sea level. In the higher elevations there is rich, volcanic soil. Wheat, barley, maize, beans and potatoes are planted there, and people also raise sheep and raise milk. In the lower elevations mainly cattle breeding takes place. The county's water supply was becoming increasingly difficult, and the average distance to a watering point rose from 5 km to 18 km in 2006. In February 2012, however, the average distance to a water point was between 5 and 12 km. The county's nutritional situation was also poor in 2005, with 23% of the population being insufficiently nourished and dependent on food donations, and 52% of the population living below the poverty line .

The Masai Mara Conservation Area is located in Narok County .

Despite the 2001 ban on female genital cutting, there is still a large number of circumcisions in Narok County.

structure

The county is divided into councils and divisions. There are three constituencies, Kilgoris, Narok North, and Narok South. Under the 2010 constitution , the districts of Narok North, Narok South, and Trans Mara were merged under the new name of Narok County .

Councils
Seat of the authority Type Population (1999)
Narok city 41.092
Narok County county 324,658
total - 365,750
Divisions
division Population (1999) Capital
Central 41,162 Narok
Loita 15,557
Mara 41,964
Mau 77,686
Mulot 68,432
Olokurto 44,326
Ololulunga 53,828 Ololulungu
Osupuko 22,795
total 365,750 -

Sons and Daughters of the County

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Narok County Strategic Plan 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b http://www.kenyafoodsecurity.org/shortrains06/easternsouthrift/narok2006sr.pdf (link not available)
  4. ↑ http://www.kenyafoodsecurity.org/images/files/shortrains/District Reports / Narok SRA 2012 Report_Final.pdf (link not available)
  5. ↑ Kenyan Girls flee circumcision , BBC News online, accessed February 15, 2010.
  6. ^ County Data Sheet - Narok. (No longer available online.) Opendata.go.ke, archived from the original on March 23, 2013 ; accessed on March 3, 2013 .
  7. ↑ a b Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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