Nyandarua County

Nyandarua County
Population (state) - population density	638,289 pop. (2019) 205 pop / km²
surface	3,107.7 km²
Coordinates	0 ° 33 ′  S , 36 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 33 ′  S , 36 ° 37 ′  E
ISO 3166-2	KE-35

Nyandarua County (until 2010 Nyandarua District ) is a county in Kenya . The capital is Ol Kalou . The county is west of the Aberdare Range . Nyandarua County is divided into six divisions: Ndaragwa, North Kinangop, Ol Kalou, South Kinangop, Ol Joro Orok, and Kipipiri.

Agriculture

The main industry is agriculture. Mainly corn , beans , peas , potatoes , white and kale , carrots , onions and tomatoes , as well as wheat , barley , tanacetum and cut flowers. Livestock farming is mainly focused on dairy cattle and merino sheep .

Infrastructure

Nyandarua County has a road network of over 1,000 km, with only 14% of the roads being paved and 19% being gravel roads. There are ten post offices and eleven financial institutions in the county. There are 36 public health facilities.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.kenyafoodsecurity.org/images/stories/files/dps/central/nyandarua.pdf (link not available)

Web links

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