Samburu District is a district in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km² (8,000 mi²) in northern Kenya where the Samburu tribe live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana and also includes Mount Kulal which lies just east of Lake Turkana.
Within Samburu district are the towns of Maralal (capital), Baragoi, Archers Post, South Horr, Wamba and Lodosoit.
It also includes the Samburu National Reserve and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Mount Ng'iro, Ndoro Mountains, Mathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest.
There is a town named Samburu in Kwale District of Coast Province of Kenya, but is not related to Samburu District or Samburu people.
The district has two constituencies: Samburu East Constituency and Samburu West Constituency.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maralal | Town | 24,612 | 16,281 |
| Samburu | County | 118,935 | 18,507 |
| Total | - | 143,547 | 34,788 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | |||
| Administrative divisions | ||
| Division | Population* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Baragoi | 19,884 | Baragoi |
| Kirisia | 47,072 | Mararal |
| Lorroki | 25,571 | suguta mar mar |
| Nyiro | 15,551 | |
| Wamba | 24,155 | Wamba |
| Waso | 10,314 | |
| Total | 143,547 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [2] | ||