Narok County

Not to be confused with Narok.
Narok County
County

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Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E / -1.250; 35.617Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E / -1.250; 35.617
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:

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Narok Town 41,092 24,091
Narok County County 324,658 2,839
Total - 365,750 26,930
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
population
density
Area (km²) Headquarters
Central 41,162 22,488 44 935,5 Narok
Loita 15,557 0 9 1728,6
Mara 41,964 0 9 4662,7
Mau 77,686 1,898 30 2589,5
Mulot 68,432 0 95 720,3
Olokurto 44,326 837 36 1231,3
Ololulunga 53,828 0 36 1495,2 Ololulungu
Osupuko 22,795 0 12 1899,6
Total 365,750 25,233 24 (average) 15,263 -
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Narok County Wards

There are thirty Members of County Assembly (MCAs) representing the thirty wards at Narok County Assembly. These wards were formed in 2010 by the Boundaries Review Commission. There are six wards in Narok North Constituency, Narok South Constituency and Kilgoris Constituency respectively.

Narok West Constituency, Emurua Dikirr Constituency and Narok East Constituency each have four county wards[4]

  1. Narok Town
  2. Olpusimoru
  3. Olokurto
  4. Nkareta
  5. Olorropil
  6. Melili
  7. Majimoto/ Narosura
  8. Ololulung’a
  9. Melelo
  10. Loita
  11. Sogoo
  12. Sagamian
  13. Central
  14. Keyian
  15. Angata Barikoi
  16. Shankoe
  17. Kimintet
  18. Lolgorian
  19. Ilmotiok
  20. Mara
  21. Siana
  22. Naikara
  23. Ilkerin
  24. Olomasani
  25. Mogondo
  26. Kapsasian
  27. Mosiro
  28. Ildamat
  29. Keekonyokie
  30. Suswa

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narok County.

References

  1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  2. http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  3. BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News - In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.
  4. "Narok County Wards and Constituencies". http://maasaimedia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016. External link in |website= (help)
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