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
Baringo Baringo1.666,763Kabarnet Kabarnet24,661
Bomet Bomet2.875,689Sotik Post Sotik Post5,270
Bungoma Bungoma3.1,670,570Bungoma Bungoma55,962
Busia Busia4.893,681Busia Busia51,981
Embu Embu5.608,599Embu Embu64,979
Garissa Garissa6.841,353Garissa Garissa67,861
Homa Bay Homa Bay7.1,131,950Homa Bay Homa Bay44,949
Isiolo Isiolo8.268,002Isiolo Isiolo33,207
Kajiado Kajiado9.1,117,840Kajiado Kajiado24,678
Kakamega Kakamega10.1,867,579Kakamega Kakamega1,867,579
Kericho Kericho11.901,777Kericho Kericho35,748
Kiambu Kiambu12.2,417,735Kiambu Kiambu21,234
Kilifi Kilifi13.1,453,787Kilifi Kilifi46,118
Kirinyaga Kirinyaga14.610,411Kerugoya Kerugoya15,287
Kisii Kisii15.1,266,860Kisii Kisii112,417
Kisumu Kisumu16.1,155,574Kisumu Kisumu344,487
Kitui Kitui17.1,136,187Kitui Kitui29,062
Kwale Kwale18.866,820Kwale Kwale10,063
Laikipia Laikipia19.518,560Rumuruti Rumuruti4,501
Lamu Lamu20.143,920Lamu Lamu24,525
Machakos Machakos21.1,421,932Machakos Machakos31,971
Makueni Makueni22.987,653Wote Wote6,133
Mandera Mandera23.1,025,756Mandera Mandera36,076
Marakwet District Elegeyo-Marakwet24.369,998Iten Iten42,000
Marsabit Marsabit25.459,785Marsabit Marsabit15,361
Meru Meru26.1,545,714Meru Meru47,226
Migori Migori27.1,116,436Migori Migori35,240
Mombasa Mombasa28.1,208,333Mombasa Mombasa1,208,333
Murang'A Murang'A29.1,056,640Murang'a Murang’a11,987
Nairobi Area Nairobi30.4,397,073Nairobi Nairobi2,750,547
Nakuru Nakuru31.2,162,202Nakuru Nakuru259,903
Nandi Nandi32.885,711Kapsabet Kapsabet3,758
Narok Narok33.1,157,873Narok Narok36,061
Nyamira Nyamira34.605,576Nyamira Nyamira10,000
Nyandarua Nyandarua35.638,289Ol Kalou Ol Kalou47,795
Nyeri Nyeri36.759,164Nyeri Nyeri51,084
Samburu Samburu37.310,327Maralal Maralal20,841
Siaya Siaya38.993,183Siaya Siaya33,153
Taita Taveta Taita Taveta39.340,671Mwatate Mwatate-
Tana River Tana River40.240,075Hola Hola6,932
Tharaka - Nithi Tharaka - Nithi41.393,177Kathwana Kathwana-
Trans Nzoia Trans Nzoia42.990,341Kitale Kitale162,174
Turkana Turkana43.926,976Lodwar Lodwar82,970
Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu44.1,163,186Eldoret Eldoret475,716
Vihiga Vihiga45.590,013Mbale Mbale60,000
Wajir Wajir46.781,263Wajir Wajir90,116
West Pokot West Pokot47.512,690Kapenguria Kapenguria56,000