Regions in Kenya
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You can sort the regions in Kenya alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Kenya
There are 47 regions in Kenya in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Bungoma Bungoma | 1. | 1,670,570 | Bungoma Bungoma | 55,962 |
Busia Busia | 2. | 893,681 | Busia Busia | 51,981 |
Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu | 3. | 1,163,186 | Eldoret Eldoret | 475,716 |
Embu Embu | 4. | 608,599 | Embu Embu | 64,979 |
Garissa Garissa | 5. | 841,353 | Garissa Garissa | 67,861 |
Tana River Tana River | 6. | 240,075 | Hola Hola | 6,932 |
Homa Bay Homa Bay | 7. | 1,131,950 | Homa Bay Homa Bay | 44,949 |
Isiolo Isiolo | 8. | 268,002 | Isiolo Isiolo | 33,207 |
Marakwet District Elegeyo-Marakwet | 9. | 369,998 | Iten Iten | 42,000 |
Baringo Baringo | 10. | 666,763 | Kabarnet Kabarnet | 24,661 |
Kajiado Kajiado | 11. | 1,117,840 | Kajiado Kajiado | 24,678 |
Kakamega Kakamega | 12. | 1,867,579 | Kakamega Kakamega | 1,867,579 |
West Pokot West Pokot | 13. | 512,690 | Kapenguria Kapenguria | 56,000 |
Nandi Nandi | 14. | 885,711 | Kapsabet Kapsabet | 3,758 |
Tharaka - Nithi Tharaka - Nithi | 15. | 393,177 | Kathwana Kathwana | - |
Kericho Kericho | 16. | 901,777 | Kericho Kericho | 35,748 |
Kirinyaga Kirinyaga | 17. | 610,411 | Kerugoya Kerugoya | 15,287 |
Kiambu Kiambu | 18. | 2,417,735 | Kiambu Kiambu | 21,234 |
Kilifi Kilifi | 19. | 1,453,787 | Kilifi Kilifi | 46,118 |
Kisii Kisii | 20. | 1,266,860 | Kisii Kisii | 112,417 |
Kisumu Kisumu | 21. | 1,155,574 | Kisumu Kisumu | 344,487 |
Trans Nzoia Trans Nzoia | 22. | 990,341 | Kitale Kitale | 162,174 |
Kitui Kitui | 23. | 1,136,187 | Kitui Kitui | 29,062 |
Kwale Kwale | 24. | 866,820 | Kwale Kwale | 10,063 |
Lamu Lamu | 25. | 143,920 | Lamu Lamu | 24,525 |
Turkana Turkana | 26. | 926,976 | Lodwar Lodwar | 82,970 |
Machakos Machakos | 27. | 1,421,932 | Machakos Machakos | 31,971 |
Mandera Mandera | 28. | 1,025,756 | Mandera Mandera | 36,076 |
Samburu Samburu | 29. | 310,327 | Maralal Maralal | 20,841 |
Marsabit Marsabit | 30. | 459,785 | Marsabit Marsabit | 15,361 |
Vihiga Vihiga | 31. | 590,013 | Mbale Mbale | 60,000 |
Meru Meru | 32. | 1,545,714 | Meru Meru | 47,226 |
Migori Migori | 33. | 1,116,436 | Migori Migori | 35,240 |
Mombasa Mombasa | 34. | 1,208,333 | Mombasa Mombasa | 1,208,333 |
Murang'A Murang'A | 35. | 1,056,640 | Murang'a Murang’a | 11,987 |
Taita Taveta Taita Taveta | 36. | 340,671 | Mwatate Mwatate | - |
Nairobi Area Nairobi | 37. | 4,397,073 | Nairobi Nairobi | 2,750,547 |
Nakuru Nakuru | 38. | 2,162,202 | Nakuru Nakuru | 259,903 |
Narok Narok | 39. | 1,157,873 | Narok Narok | 36,061 |
Nyamira Nyamira | 40. | 605,576 | Nyamira Nyamira | 10,000 |
Nyeri Nyeri | 41. | 759,164 | Nyeri Nyeri | 51,084 |
Nyandarua Nyandarua | 42. | 638,289 | Ol Kalou Ol Kalou | 47,795 |
Laikipia Laikipia | 43. | 518,560 | Rumuruti Rumuruti | 4,501 |
Siaya Siaya | 44. | 993,183 | Siaya Siaya | 33,153 |
Bomet Bomet | 45. | 875,689 | Sotik Post Sotik Post | 5,270 |
Wajir Wajir | 46. | 781,263 | Wajir Wajir | 90,116 |
Makueni Makueni | 47. | 987,653 | Wote Wote | 6,133 |