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