Provinces of Kenya

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Kenya is divided into eight provinces (mkoa):

1. Central 2. Coast 3. Eastern 4. Nairobi

5. North Eastern 6. Nyanza 7. Rift Valley 8. Western

The provinces are subdivided into seventy-one districts (wilaya'at) which are then subdivided into 262 divisions (tarafa). The divisions are subdivided into approximately 1,088 locations (mtaa) and then sublocations (kijiji). A province is administered by a Provincial Commissioner (PC).

Kenyan local authorities mostly do not follow common boundaries with divisions. They are classified as City, Municipality, Town or County councils.

A third discrete type of classification are constituencies. They are further subdivided into wards.