Subdivisions of Kenya


ProvinceNumber of districtsPopulationPopulation/district
Coast264,328,474166,480
North-Eastern172,490,073146,475
Eastern436,821,049158,629
Central345,482,239161,242
Rift Valley7812,752,966163,500
Western335,021,943152,180
Nyanza426,269,489149,274
Nairobi184,397,073244,282

The subdivisions of Kenya have been in place since 2010, replacing the old system. Under the Constitution of 2010 and other reforms to Provincial Administration the country acquired a new system of Counties. The previous Provinces were scrapped and the 46 Districts, in existence since 1992, were turned into Counties with elected governments.
The counties are divided into sub-counties and a further 290 constituencies, then 1450 Wards, and Villages. The City of Nairobi, which enjoyed the status of a full administrative province, would become a County.
Under its old constitution, Kenya comprised eight provinces each headed by a Provincial Commissioner. The provinces were subdivided into districts. There were 69 districts at the 1999 census. Districts were then subdivided into 497 divisions. The divisions are then subdivided into 2,427 locations and then 6,612 sublocations.

Provinces

  1. Central
  2. Coast
  3. Eastern
  4. Nairobi
  5. North Eastern
  6. Nyanza
  7. Rift Valley
  8. Western
Local governance in Kenya is practiced through local authorities. Many urban centers host city, municipal or town councils. Local authorities in rural areas were known as county councils. Local Councillors were formerly elected by civic elections, held alongside general elections.
Constituencies are an electoral subdivision. There are 290 Constituencies in Kenya.