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Nyandarua District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Ol Kalou. Formerly the capital was Nyahururu, but it is now part of the Laikipia District. Nyandarua District has population of 479,902 and an area of 3,304 sq km [1]. The district is located on the northwestern part of the Central Province, west of the Aberdare Range. The district has four constituencies: Kinangop, Kipipiri, Ol Kalou and Ndaragwa.
| Local authorities (councils) |
|
| Authority |
Type |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
| Ol Kalou |
Town |
47,795 |
15,186 |
| Nyandarua |
County |
432,107 |
21,868 |
| Total |
- |
479,902 |
37,054 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [2] |
| Administrative divisions |
|
| Division |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
Headquarters |
| Kipipiri |
78,893 |
208 |
Kipipiri |
| Ndaragwa |
85,245 |
3,594 |
Ndaragwa |
| North Kinangop |
67,356 |
4,080 |
|
| Ol Joro Orok |
65,229 |
0 |
Ol Joro Orok |
| Ol Kalou |
98,806 |
3,881 |
Ol Kalou |
| South Kinangop |
84,373 |
3,099 |
|
| Total |
479,902 |
14,871 |
- |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4], |
