Laikipia County

Laikipia County
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Formed	March 4th 2013
Capital	presently Nanyuki proposed Rumuruti
Government
• Governor	Joshua Irungu
Area
• Total	8,696.1 km2 (3,357.6 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	399,227
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	laikipiacounty.go.ke

Laikipia County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the country. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its capital is Rumuruti.

Economic activity in the county consists mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grain crops, ranching and greenhouse horticulture.

The county 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	Dol Dol
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 county has three constituencies:

• Laikipia East Constituency
• Laikipia West Constituency
• Laikipia North Constituency

External links

• www.laikipia.org
• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4
• Laikipia County County Integrated Development Plan