Regions in Kenya

Kenya is made up of 47 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Kenya. Information on all primary administrative regions in Kenya.

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Primary administrative regions in Kenya

There are 47 regions in Kenya in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Kenya
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Nairobi Area Nairobi1.4,397,073Nairobi Nairobi2,750,547
Kakamega Kakamega2.1,867,579Kakamega Kakamega1,867,579
Mombasa Mombasa3.1,208,333Mombasa Mombasa1,208,333
Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu4.1,163,186Eldoret Eldoret475,716
Kisumu Kisumu5.1,155,574Kisumu Kisumu344,487
Nakuru Nakuru6.2,162,202Nakuru Nakuru259,903
Trans Nzoia Trans Nzoia7.990,341Kitale Kitale162,174
Kisii Kisii8.1,266,860Kisii Kisii112,417
Wajir Wajir9.781,263Wajir Wajir90,116
Turkana Turkana10.926,976Lodwar Lodwar82,970
Garissa Garissa11.841,353Garissa Garissa67,861
Embu Embu12.608,599Embu Embu64,979
Vihiga Vihiga13.590,013Mbale Mbale60,000
West Pokot West Pokot14.512,690Kapenguria Kapenguria56,000
Bungoma Bungoma15.1,670,570Bungoma Bungoma55,962
Busia Busia16.893,681Busia Busia51,981
Nyeri Nyeri17.759,164Nyeri Nyeri51,084
Nyandarua Nyandarua18.638,289Ol Kalou Ol Kalou47,795
Meru Meru19.1,545,714Meru Meru47,226
Kilifi Kilifi20.1,453,787Kilifi Kilifi46,118
Homa Bay Homa Bay21.1,131,950Homa Bay Homa Bay44,949
Marakwet District Elegeyo-Marakwet22.369,998Iten Iten42,000
Mandera Mandera23.1,025,756Mandera Mandera36,076
Narok Narok24.1,157,873Narok Narok36,061
Kericho Kericho25.901,777Kericho Kericho35,748
Migori Migori26.1,116,436Migori Migori35,240
Isiolo Isiolo27.268,002Isiolo Isiolo33,207
Siaya Siaya28.993,183Siaya Siaya33,153
Machakos Machakos29.1,421,932Machakos Machakos31,971
Kitui Kitui30.1,136,187Kitui Kitui29,062
Kajiado Kajiado31.1,117,840Kajiado Kajiado24,678
Baringo Baringo32.666,763Kabarnet Kabarnet24,661
Lamu Lamu33.143,920Lamu Lamu24,525
Kiambu Kiambu34.2,417,735Kiambu Kiambu21,234
Samburu Samburu35.310,327Maralal Maralal20,841
Marsabit Marsabit36.459,785Marsabit Marsabit15,361
Kirinyaga Kirinyaga37.610,411Kerugoya Kerugoya15,287
Murang'A Murang'A38.1,056,640Murang'a Murang’a11,987
Kwale Kwale39.866,820Kwale Kwale10,063
Nyamira Nyamira40.605,576Nyamira Nyamira10,000
Tana River Tana River41.240,075Hola Hola6,932
Makueni Makueni42.987,653Wote Wote6,133
Bomet Bomet43.875,689Sotik Post Sotik Post5,270
Laikipia Laikipia44.518,560Rumuruti Rumuruti4,501
Nandi Nandi45.885,711Kapsabet Kapsabet3,758
Tharaka - Nithi Tharaka - Nithi46.393,177Kathwana Kathwana-
Taita Taveta Taita Taveta47.340,671Mwatate Mwatate-