Kiambu District

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Kiambu District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kiambu. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi. The district has a population of 744.010 [1].

The district is predominantly rural, but its urban population is soaring as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the district.

Contents 1 Local authorities 2 Administrative divisions 3 Constituencies 4 See also

[edit] Local authorities

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Kiambu	Municipality	72,139	13,814
Limuru	Municipality	70,765	4,141
Karuri	Town	100,506	19,746
Kikuyu	Town	165,594	4,104
Kiambu county	County	335,006	5,319
* 1999 census. Source: [2]

[edit] Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Githunguri	136,554	8,831	Githunguri
Kiambaa	188,055	22,861	Kiambu
Kikuyu	194,521	3,724	Kikuyu
Lari	111,302	0
Limuru	113,578	3,708	Limuru
* 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4],

[edit] Constituencies

The district has five constituencies:

• Githunguri
• Kiambaa
• Kabete
• Limuru
• Lari

[edit] See also

• Kabete
• Kijabe