List of cities and towns in Kenya by population

The following is a list of the most populous cities, municipalities and towns of Kenya. In Kenya there are only three incorporated cities but there are numerous municipalities and towns with significant urban populations. Two of the cities, Nairobi and Mombasa are cities whose county borders run the same as their city limits, so in a way they could be thought of as City-Counties.

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  Nairobi Metro Within Kenya

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  Nairobi County (red)
  Kajiado County (green)
  Machakos County (yellow)
  Kiambu County (purple)

Top 100 list

The list:

	Metro Area
	Capital City of Kenya
	County Capital

№	City/ Town	Status	Population	County	Ref
	Nairobi Metro	Metro	6,547,547	Nairobi Kajiado Machakos Kiambu	[1]
1.	Nairobi	City	3,375,000	Nairobi	[2]
2.	Mombasa	City	1,200,000	Mombasa	[3]
3.	Kisumu	City	409,928	Kisumu	[4]
4.	Nakuru	Municipality	307,990	Nakuru	[4]
5.	Eldoret	Municipality	289,380	Uasin Gishu	[4]
6.	Kehancha	Municipality	256,086	Migori	[4]
7.	Ruiru	Municipality	238,858	Kiambu	[4]
8.	Kikuyu	Town Council	233,231	Kiambu	[4]
9.	Kangundo-Tala	Town Council	218,557	Machakos	[4]
10.	Malindi	Municipality	207,253	Kilifi	[4]
11.	Naivasha	Municipality	181,966	Nakuru	[4]
12.	Kitui	Municipality	155,896	Kitui	[4]
13.	Machakos	Municipality	150,041	Machakos	[4]
14.	Thika	Municipality	139,853	Kiambu	[4]
15.	Athi River (Mavoko)	Municipality	139,380	Machakos	[4]
16.	Karuri	Town Council	129,934	Kiambu	[4]
17.	Nyeri	Municipality	125,357	Nyeri	[4]
18.	Kilifi	Town Council	122,899	Kilifi	[4]
19.	Garissa	Town Council	119,696	Garissa	[4]
20.	Vihiga	Municipality	118,696	Vihiga	[4]
21.	Mumias	Municipality	116,358	Kakamega	[4]
22.	Bomet	Municipality	110,963	Bomet	[4]
23.	Molo	Town Council	107,806	Nakuru	[4]
24.	Ngong	Other Centre	107,188	Kajiado	[4]
25.	Kitale	Municipality	106,187	Trans-Nzoia	[4]
26.	Litein	Town Council	104,600	Kericho	[4]
27.	Limuru	Municipality	104,282	Kiambu	[4]
28.	Kericho	Municipality	104,282	Kericho	[4]
29.	Kimilili	Municipality	94,927	Bungoma	[4]
30.	Awasi	Other Centre	93,369	Kisumu	[4]
31.	Kakamega	Municipality	91,768	Kakamega	[4]
32.	Kapsabet	Municipality	91,030	Nandi	[4]
33.	Mariakani	Town Council	89,321	Kilifi	[4]
34.	Kiambu	Municipality	88,869	Kiambu	[4]
35.	Mandera	Town Council	87,692	Mandera	[4]
36.	Nyamira	Town Council	84,239	Nyamira	[4]
37.	Mwingi	Town Council	83,803	Kitui	[4]
38.	Kisii	Municipality	83,460	Kisii	[4]
39.	Wajir	Other Centre	82,800	Wajir	[4]
40.	Rongo	Town Council	82,066	Migori	[4]
41.	Bungoma	Municipality	81,151	Bungoma	[4]
42.	Ahero	Town Council	76,828	Kisumu	[4]
43.	Nandi Hills	Town Council	73,626	Trans-Nzoia	[4]
44.	Makuyu	Town Council	71,913	Murang’a	[4]
45.	Kapenguria	Town Council	71,477	West Pokot	[4]
46.	Taveta	Town Council	67,505	Taita-Taveta
47.	Narok	Town Council	67,505	Narok	[4]
48.	Ol Kalou	Town Council	66,015	Nyandarua	[4]
49.	Kakuma	Other Centre	65,814	Turkana	[4]
50.	Webuye	Municipality	65,280	Bungoma	[4]
51.	Malaba	Town Council	63,324	Busia	[4]
52.	Mbita Point	Town Council	62,974	Homa Bay	[4]
53.	Ukunda	Other Centre	62,529	Kwale	[4]
54.	Wundanyi	Other Centre	62,404	Taita-Taveta	[4]
55.	Busia	Municipality	61,715	Busia	[4]
56.	Runyenjes	Municipality	61,604	Embu	[4]
57.	Migori	Municipality	61,049	Migori	[4]
58.	Malava	Town Council	60,831	Kakamega	[4]
59.	Suneka	Town Council	60,730	Kisii	[4]
60.	Embu	Municipality	60,673	Embu	[4]
61.	Ogembo	Town Council	60,289	Kisii	[4]
62.	Homa Bay	Municipality	59,844	Homa Bay	[4]
63.	Lodwar	Municipality	58,218	Turkana	[4]
64.	Kitengela	Other Centre	58,167	Kajiado	[4]
65.	Ukwala	Town Council	57,081	Siaya	[4]
66.	Keroka	Town Council	54,655	Kisii	[4]
67.	Meru	Municipality	53,627	Meru	[4]
68.	Matuu	Town Council	53,144	Machakos	[4]
69.	Oyugis	Town Council	52,354	Kisumu	[4]
70.	Nyahururu	Municipality	51,434	Laikipia	[4]
71.	Kipkelion	Town Council	49,939	Kericho	[4]
72.	Luanda	Town Council	49,346	Vihiga	[4]
73.	Nanyuki	Municipality	49,233	Laikipia	[4]
74.	Maua	Municipality	49,012	Meru	[4]
75.	Mtwapa	Other Centre	48,625	Kilifi	[4]
76.	Isiolo	Other Centre	46,128	Isiolo	[4]
77.	Eldama Ravine	Town Council	45,799	Baringo	[4]
78.	Voi	Municipality	45,483	Taita-Taveta	[4]
79.	Siaya	Municipality	45,353	Siaya	[4]
80.	Nyansiongo	Town Council	45,313	Nyamira	[4]
81.	Londiani	Town Council	44,953	Kericho	[4]
82.	Iten/Tambach	Town Council	44,448	Elgeyo-Marakwet	[4]
83.	Chuka	Municipality	43,470	Tharaka-Nithi	[4]
84.	Malakisi	Town Council	41,784	Bungoma	[4]
85.	Juja	Other Centre	40,446	Kiambu	[4]
86.	Ongata Rongai	Other Centre	40,178	Kajiado	[4]
87.	Bondo	Town Council	39,224	Siaya	[4]
88.	Moyale	Other Centre	37,387	Marsabit	[4]
89.	Maralal	Town Council	35,472	Samburu	[4]
90.	Gilgil	Other Centre	35,293	Nakuru	[4]
91.	Nambale	Town Council	34,735	Busia	[4]
92.	Tabaka	Town Council	34,724	Kisii	[4]
93.	Muhoroni	Town Council	34,457	Kisumu	[4]
94.	Kerugoya/Kutus	Municipality	34,014	Kirinyaga	[4]
95.	Ugunja	Town Council	33,878	Siaya	[4]
96.	Yala	Town Council	33,646	Siaya	[4]
97.	Rumuruti	Town Council	32,993	Laikipia	[4]
98.	Burnt Forest	Town Council	32,649	Uasin Gishu	[4]
99.	Maragua	Town Council	32,315	Murang’a	[4]
100.	Kendu Bay	Town Council	31,699	Homa Bay	[4]
№	City	Status	Population	County	Ref

Distribution

County	Number of Cities/ Towns (Top 100)
Kiambu	7
Kisii, Kisumu, Siaya	5
Bungoma, Kericho, Kilifi, Machakos, Nakuru	4
Busia, Homa Bay, Kajiado, Kakamega, Laikipia, Migori, Taita-Taveta	3
Embu, Kitui, Meru, Murang'a, Nyamira, Turkana, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga	2
Baringo, Bomet, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Garissa, Isiolo, Kirinyaga, Kwale, Mandera, Marsabit, Mombasa, Nairobi, Nandi, Narok, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Tharaka-Nithi, Wajir, West Pokot.	1

References

1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
3. Business Daily. Investors fault Mombasa’s new master plan Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
4. 2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population Retrieved on 22 January 2014.