Nyeri District

Nyeri District is a district in the Central part of Kenya. Its headquarters is in Nyeri town. It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km² [1].

The district is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya. Local people are predominantly of the Kikuyu tribe.

Local authorities

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Nyeri	Municipality	98,908	46,969
Karatina	Municipality	6,852	6,852
Othaya	Town	21,427	4,108
Nyeri county	County	533,969	10,047
* 1999 census. Source: [2]

Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Kieni east	83,635	2,643	Naro Moru
Kieni west	68,461	5,017	Mweiga
Mathira	150,998	6,275	Karatina
Mukurwe-ini	87,447	1,525	Kiahungu
Nyeri municipality	101,238	40,497	Nyeri
Othaya	88,291	3,846	Othaya
Tetu	80,100	0
* 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4],

Constituencies

The district has six constituencies:

• Tetu Constituency
• Kieni Constituency
• Mathira Constituency
• Othaya Constituency
• Mukurweini Constituency
• Nyeri Town Constituency

External links

• http://www.aridland.go.ke/bulletins/July%202006-Nyeri.pdf