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
Bungoma Bungoma1.1,670,570Bungoma Bungoma55,962
Busia Busia2.893,681Busia Busia51,981
Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu3.1,163,186Eldoret Eldoret475,716
Embu Embu4.608,599Embu Embu64,979
Garissa Garissa5.841,353Garissa Garissa67,861
Tana River Tana River6.240,075Hola Hola6,932
Homa Bay Homa Bay7.1,131,950Homa Bay Homa Bay44,949
Isiolo Isiolo8.268,002Isiolo Isiolo33,207
Marakwet District Elegeyo-Marakwet9.369,998Iten Iten42,000
Baringo Baringo10.666,763Kabarnet Kabarnet24,661
Kajiado Kajiado11.1,117,840Kajiado Kajiado24,678
Kakamega Kakamega12.1,867,579Kakamega Kakamega1,867,579
West Pokot West Pokot13.512,690Kapenguria Kapenguria56,000
Nandi Nandi14.885,711Kapsabet Kapsabet3,758
Tharaka - Nithi Tharaka - Nithi15.393,177Kathwana Kathwana-
Kericho Kericho16.901,777Kericho Kericho35,748
Kirinyaga Kirinyaga17.610,411Kerugoya Kerugoya15,287
Kiambu Kiambu18.2,417,735Kiambu Kiambu21,234
Kilifi Kilifi19.1,453,787Kilifi Kilifi46,118
Kisii Kisii20.1,266,860Kisii Kisii112,417
Kisumu Kisumu21.1,155,574Kisumu Kisumu344,487
Trans Nzoia Trans Nzoia22.990,341Kitale Kitale162,174
Kitui Kitui23.1,136,187Kitui Kitui29,062
Kwale Kwale24.866,820Kwale Kwale10,063
Lamu Lamu25.143,920Lamu Lamu24,525
Turkana Turkana26.926,976Lodwar Lodwar82,970
Machakos Machakos27.1,421,932Machakos Machakos31,971
Mandera Mandera28.1,025,756Mandera Mandera36,076
Samburu Samburu29.310,327Maralal Maralal20,841
Marsabit Marsabit30.459,785Marsabit Marsabit15,361
Vihiga Vihiga31.590,013Mbale Mbale60,000
Meru Meru32.1,545,714Meru Meru47,226
Migori Migori33.1,116,436Migori Migori35,240
Mombasa Mombasa34.1,208,333Mombasa Mombasa1,208,333
Murang'A Murang'A35.1,056,640Murang'a Murang’a11,987
Taita Taveta Taita Taveta36.340,671Mwatate Mwatate-
Nairobi Area Nairobi37.4,397,073Nairobi Nairobi2,750,547
Nakuru Nakuru38.2,162,202Nakuru Nakuru259,903
Narok Narok39.1,157,873Narok Narok36,061
Nyamira Nyamira40.605,576Nyamira Nyamira10,000
Nyeri Nyeri41.759,164Nyeri Nyeri51,084
Nyandarua Nyandarua42.638,289Ol Kalou Ol Kalou47,795
Laikipia Laikipia43.518,560Rumuruti Rumuruti4,501
Siaya Siaya44.993,183Siaya Siaya33,153
Bomet Bomet45.875,689Sotik Post Sotik Post5,270
Wajir Wajir46.781,263Wajir Wajir90,116
Makueni Makueni47.987,653Wote Wote6,133