Trans-Nzoia County
| Trans-Nzoia County | |
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| Population (state) - population density |
990,341 inh. (2019) 401 inh / km² |
| surface | 2,469.9 km² |
| Coordinates | 1 ° 6 ′ N , 34 ° 57 ′ E |
| ISO 3166-2 | KE-42 |
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Trans-Nzoia County (until 2010 Trans-Nzoia District ) is a county in Kenya . The capital of the county is Kitale . Only 4.6% of households are connected to the electricity supply. The main branch of the economy is agriculture, tea and corn are the main crops. Trans-Nzoia County is part of the Kitale Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . The Kenyan part of Mount Elgon National Park is in the county .
structure
The county is divided into councils and divisions. There are three constituencies: Cherangani, Kwanza, and Saboti.
| Councils | ||
| Seat of the authority | Type | Population (1999) |
|---|---|---|
| Kitale | local community | 86,055 |
| Nzoia | county | 489,607 |
| total | - | 575,662 |
| Divisions | |||
| division | Population (1999) | Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 147.992 | Kitale | |
| Cherangany | 52,974 | Cherangani | |
| Endbess | 61,481 | Endbess | |
| Kaplamai | 89,858 | ||
| Kiminini | 64,685 | Kiminini | |
| Kwanza | 88,727 | Kwanza | |
| Saboti | 69,945 | Saboti | |
| total | 575,662 | - | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
Commons : Trans-Nzoia County - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files