Laikipia District

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Laikipia District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located on the Equator in the central region of the country. The district has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its capital is town Nanyuki.

The Kikuyu form about 60% of the population, with the balance composed of several other ethnic communities, including Mukogodo Masai, Samburu, Meru, Borana, Kalenjin, Somali, and Turkana, giving the district a diverse population. Most of the land is owned by a small population of colonial settlers.

Economic activity in the district consists mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grains and ranching.

The district has a cool, temperate climate with both rainy and dry seasons.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Nanyuki	Municipality	39,838	31,577
Nyahururu	Municipality	32,120	24,751
Rumuruti	Town	31,649	4,249
Laikipia	County	218,580	3,610
Total	-	322,187	64,187
* 1999 census. Source: [1]

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Central	77,478	28,489	Nanyuki
Lamuria	38,517	0	Lamuria
Mukogondo	13,176	624
Ngarua	65,545	2,813	Kinamba
Nyahururu	37,412	22,459	Nyahururu
Olmoran	11,069	0
Rumuruti	78,894	4,061	Rumuruti
Total	322,187	58,466	-
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The district has two constituencies: Laikipa East and Laikipa West.

[edit] External links

• http://www.laikipia.org/
• http://www.aridland.go.ke/bulletins/July%202006-Laikipia.pdf