Narok County
Not to be confused with Narok.
Narok County | |
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County | |
Hot Air Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara | |
Location of Narok County (Green) | |
Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°ECoordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E | |
Country | Kenya |
Formed | March 4th 2013 |
Capital | Narok |
Government | |
• Governor | Samwel Tunai |
Area | |
• Total | 17,921.2 km2 (6,919.4 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 850,920 [1] |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Website | narok.go.ke |
Narok County is a county in Kenya. Narok County has a population of 850,920.[2] Its capital and largest town is Narok. the governor of Narok county is Samwel Kuntai Ole Tunai.
Along with Kisii County, Narok County has been identified as having the highest level of practice of female genital cutting in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001.[3]
In 1994, Trans Mara District was split from Narok District.
County subdivisions
The County has five constituencies:
- Narok North Constituency
- Narok South Constituency
- Narok East Constituency
- Narok West Constituency
- Emurua Dikirr Constituency
- Kilgoris Constituency
Local authorities (councils) | |||
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
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Narok | Town | 41,092 | 24,091 |
Narok County | County | 324,658 | 2,839 |
Total | - | 365,750 | 26,930 |
* 1999 census. Source: |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narok County. |
References
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
- ↑ BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News - In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.