Kajiado District was an
administrative district
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in the
Rift Valley Province
Rift Valley Province () of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the 2013 Kenyan general election.
Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated ...
of
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. It had a population of 406,054 and an area of 21,903 km².
The district bordered
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
region and extended to the Kenya-Tanzania border further south. The district capital was
Kajiado
Kajiado is a town in Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is located south of Nairobi, along the Nairobi – Arusha highway ( A104 road). Kajiado has an urban population of 24,678 (2019 census). Local people are predominantly of the Maasai tribe.
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.
The district is divided into seven administrative divisions. The newly created
Isinya
Isinya is a town in Kajiado County, Kenya. Isinya, located at -1.67 latitude, 36.85 longitude, is 58 km south of Nairobi and 19 km north of Kajiado, the capital of the district.
The town of Isinya is situated along the Nairobi-Arush ...
division is not included in the following table based on 1999 census:
There are three constituencies in the district:
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Kajiado Central Constituency
Kajiado Central Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kajiado County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
Wards
Refere ...
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Kajiado North Constituency
Kajiado North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya
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Kajiado South Constituency
Kajiado South Constituency, also known as Loitoktok Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kajiado County
Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. As of 2019, Kaji ...
See also
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Amboseli Reserve
Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is a national park in Loitoktok District in Kajiado County, Kenya. It is in size at the core of an ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. It harbours 400 species ...
is in the Kajiado District
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Nyiri Desert
Nyiri Desert, also called The Nyika, Taru Desert, Taru desert, is a desert in southern Kenya. It is located east of Lake Magadi and between Amboseli, Tsavo West and Nairobi National Parks. A high proportion of Kajiado County's land area is co ...
, a high proportion of the district lies in the desert
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Kitengela
Kitengela is a municipality in the Kajiado County of Kenya, located 34 Kilometres south of the capital Nairobi, forming part of the greater Metropolitan Area. Kitengela began as The Kitengela group ranch, made up of 18,292 ha and 214 registere ...
, a plain and a town of the same name in Kajiado District.
References
External links
*http://www.kajiado-district-dev-trust.org.uk/
*http://www.kajiadochildrenshome.com
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Former districts of Kenya