Baringo District
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Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 (1999 census) and an area of 8,646 km² [1].
The district has two local authorities: Kabarnet municipality and Baringo county council.
Baringo district is divided into fourteen administrative divisions: Salawa, Kabarnet, Sacho, Tenges, Kollowa, Marigat, Makutani, Mochongoi, Bartabwa, Kabartonjo, Kipsaraman, Barwesa, Nginyang and Tangulbei.
The district has three constituencies: Baringo Central, Baringo East and Baringo North.
The district is named after local Lake Baringo. It is an area of geothermal activity. Human fossils have also been found there.
