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 |
Baringo Baringo | 1. | 666,763 | Kabarnet Kabarnet | 24,661 |
Bomet Bomet | 2. | 875,689 | Sotik Post Sotik Post | 5,270 |
Bungoma Bungoma | 3. | 1,670,570 | Bungoma Bungoma | 55,962 |
Busia Busia | 4. | 893,681 | Busia Busia | 51,981 |
Embu Embu | 5. | 608,599 | Embu Embu | 64,979 |
Garissa Garissa | 6. | 841,353 | Garissa Garissa | 67,861 |
Homa Bay Homa Bay | 7. | 1,131,950 | Homa Bay Homa Bay | 44,949 |
Isiolo Isiolo | 8. | 268,002 | Isiolo Isiolo | 33,207 |
Kajiado Kajiado | 9. | 1,117,840 | Kajiado Kajiado | 24,678 |
Kakamega Kakamega | 10. | 1,867,579 | Kakamega Kakamega | 1,867,579 |
Kericho Kericho | 11. | 901,777 | Kericho Kericho | 35,748 |
Kiambu Kiambu | 12. | 2,417,735 | Kiambu Kiambu | 21,234 |
Kilifi Kilifi | 13. | 1,453,787 | Kilifi Kilifi | 46,118 |
Kirinyaga Kirinyaga | 14. | 610,411 | Kerugoya Kerugoya | 15,287 |
Kisii Kisii | 15. | 1,266,860 | Kisii Kisii | 112,417 |
Kisumu Kisumu | 16. | 1,155,574 | Kisumu Kisumu | 344,487 |
Kitui Kitui | 17. | 1,136,187 | Kitui Kitui | 29,062 |
Kwale Kwale | 18. | 866,820 | Kwale Kwale | 10,063 |
Laikipia Laikipia | 19. | 518,560 | Rumuruti Rumuruti | 4,501 |
Lamu Lamu | 20. | 143,920 | Lamu Lamu | 24,525 |
Machakos Machakos | 21. | 1,421,932 | Machakos Machakos | 31,971 |
Makueni Makueni | 22. | 987,653 | Wote Wote | 6,133 |
Mandera Mandera | 23. | 1,025,756 | Mandera Mandera | 36,076 |
Marakwet District Elegeyo-Marakwet | 24. | 369,998 | Iten Iten | 42,000 |
Marsabit Marsabit | 25. | 459,785 | Marsabit Marsabit | 15,361 |
Meru Meru | 26. | 1,545,714 | Meru Meru | 47,226 |
Migori Migori | 27. | 1,116,436 | Migori Migori | 35,240 |
Mombasa Mombasa | 28. | 1,208,333 | Mombasa Mombasa | 1,208,333 |
Murang'A Murang'A | 29. | 1,056,640 | Murang'a Murang’a | 11,987 |
Nairobi Area Nairobi | 30. | 4,397,073 | Nairobi Nairobi | 2,750,547 |
Nakuru Nakuru | 31. | 2,162,202 | Nakuru Nakuru | 259,903 |
Nandi Nandi | 32. | 885,711 | Kapsabet Kapsabet | 3,758 |
Narok Narok | 33. | 1,157,873 | Narok Narok | 36,061 |
Nyamira Nyamira | 34. | 605,576 | Nyamira Nyamira | 10,000 |
Nyandarua Nyandarua | 35. | 638,289 | Ol Kalou Ol Kalou | 47,795 |
Nyeri Nyeri | 36. | 759,164 | Nyeri Nyeri | 51,084 |
Samburu Samburu | 37. | 310,327 | Maralal Maralal | 20,841 |
Siaya Siaya | 38. | 993,183 | Siaya Siaya | 33,153 |
Taita Taveta Taita Taveta | 39. | 340,671 | Mwatate Mwatate | - |
Tana River Tana River | 40. | 240,075 | Hola Hola | 6,932 |
Tharaka - Nithi Tharaka - Nithi | 41. | 393,177 | Kathwana Kathwana | - |
Trans Nzoia Trans Nzoia | 42. | 990,341 | Kitale Kitale | 162,174 |
Turkana Turkana | 43. | 926,976 | Lodwar Lodwar | 82,970 |
Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu | 44. | 1,163,186 | Eldoret Eldoret | 475,716 |
Vihiga Vihiga | 45. | 590,013 | Mbale Mbale | 60,000 |
Wajir Wajir | 46. | 781,263 | Wajir Wajir | 90,116 |
West Pokot West Pokot | 47. | 512,690 | Kapenguria Kapenguria | 56,000 |