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Kibra Sub-county with an area of 12.1 km 2 (4.7 sq mi), had the least population among the sub-counties but had a high population density of 15,311/km 2. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] The population density was highest in the sub-county of Mathare with 68,942/km 2 , followed in a distant second by Kamukunji with 25,455/km 2 , then Makadara with 16,150/km 2 ...
Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there were 46 legal districts in Kenya, [7] excluding Nairobi which constituted a 47th district. Following the Kenyan general election, 2013, these districts and Nairobi now constitute the 47 counties which will be the basis for rolling out devolution as set out in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya (district headquarters are in parentheses):
The counties are divided into sub-counties and a further 290 constituencies, then 1450 Wards (to coincide with the County Assembly Wards of the County Government), and Villages. [1] The City of Nairobi, which enjoyed the status of a full administrative province, would become a County.
The districts of Kenya were divided into 262 divisions (matarafa).Divisions of Kenya were further subdivided into locations.Today's counties of Kenya are based on the merging of some of the districts on this list and since the divisions are one level under the districts they are now the sub-counties.
As of 2022, there were 47 counties whose size and boundaries were based on 1992 districts. Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting a county commissioner to each county to serve as a collaborative link with national government.
In the 2019 census, Embakasi had a population of 988,808, accounting for more than 22% of the total population of the county, and a population density of 11,460/km 2, making it the most populous of the sub-counties in Nairobi City County. [1] [2]
The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County area. The constituency has an area of 8.80 km 2 (3.4 sq mi). The constituency was originally what was known as Nairobi Central Constituency at the 1963 elections. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections.
Before the new constitution of Kenya that came into force on 27 August 2010, Kenya was divided into eight provinces (see map). The provinces , excluding Nairobi Province, were subdivided into 46 districts as at 1992, which were further subdivided into 262 divisions .