Narok County

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Narok County
County
Hot Air Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara
Hot Air Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara
Location in Kenya
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
FormedMarch 4th 2013
CapitalNarok
Government
 • GovernorSamwel Tunai
Area
 • Total17,921.2 km2 (6,919.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,157,873[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitenarok.go.ke

Narok County[2] is a county in Kenya with an estimated population of 1,157,873 in 2019, with the dominant ethnic groups being the Maasai and Kalenjin. Its capital and largest town is Narok. The other major urban centre in Narok County is Kilgoris.[3]

Boy running in the Narok's fields

Narok County is situated in the southern part of the Great Rift Valley. Narok lies between latitudes 0° 50´ and 1° 50´ South and longitude 35° 28′ and 36° 25´ East. The county borders the Republic of Tanzania and six other counties – Nakuru, Bomet, Nyamira, Kisii, Migori County and Kajiado.[4]

The Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mau Forest located in the county.[3]

The main cash crop grown in Narok County is wheat.

As of 2018, gold production from mines located in Narok County was 111 kg.[5]

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.[6]

County subdivisions[]

The County has six 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: [1]
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 Ololulunga
Osupuko 22,795 0 12 1899,6
Total 365,750 25,233 24 (average) 15,263 -
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

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[7]

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

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 210,306—    
1989 398,272+89.4%
1999 536,341+34.7%
2009 850,920+58.7%
2019 1,157,873+36.1%
source:[8]

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kenya Census 2009 - Census - Kenya". Scribd. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Narok County Government | Kenya". www.narok.go.ke. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Narok County - County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2023". Maarifa Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "About Narok County". Narok County Government. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ Michira, Moses. "Gold production in Narok doubles". The Standard. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News - In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.
  7. ^ "Narok County Wards and Constituencies". maasaimedia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ^ Kenya: Administrative Division population statistics
  9. ^ "Rudisha to be buried on Monday". The Star. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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