Narok District
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Narok District is an administrative district
in Kenya. The Narok District is located in the Rift Valley Province, and has a population of 365,750. Its capital town is Narok
.
Along with Kisii District
, Narok District has been identified as having the highest level of practice of female genital cutting
in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001.
In 1994, Trans Mara District
was split from Narok District.
Districts of Kenya
The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...
in Kenya. The Narok District is located in the Rift Valley Province, and has a population of 365,750. Its capital town is Narok
Narok
Narok is an town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west Kenya, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre of commerce in the district. Narok has a population of around 40,000 people, mostly Maasai...
.
Along with Kisii District
Kisii District
Kisii District is a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town is Kisii. The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people.- Subdivisions :The County has 4 electoral Constituencies:*Bonchari Constituency...
, Narok District has been identified as having the highest level of practice of female genital cutting
Female genital cutting
Female genital mutilation , also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."FGM...
in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001.
In 1994, Trans Mara District
Trans Mara District
Trans Mara District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kilgoris. The district has a population of 170,591 and an area of 2,846 km²...
was split from Narok District.
District subdivisions
The district has two constituencies:- Narok North ConstituencyNarok North ConstituencyNarok North is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies of Narok District. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Locations and wards :...
- Narok South ConstituencyNarok South ConstituencyNarok South is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies of Narok District. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency has 16 wards, all electing councillors for the Narok County Council....
Local authorities (councils) | |||
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
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Narok Narok Narok is an town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west Kenya, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre of commerce in the district. Narok has a population of around 40,000 people, mostly Maasai... |
Town | 41,092 | 24,091 |
Narok County | County | 324,658 | 2,839 |
Total | - | 365,750 | 26,930 |
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 | Ololulungu |
Osupuko | 22,795 | 0 | 12 | 1899,6 | |
Total | 365,750 | 25,233 | 24 (average) | 15,263 | - |