Nandi District
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Nandi District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsabet.[1]
Following the transfer of some of territory from Uganda to British East Africa, Nandi District was a subdivision of Kisumu Province. In 1929, it was when it was transferred to the newly-created Nzoia Province. In 1934, the district was transferred to Rift Valley Province after the latter absorbed Nzoia Province.[2] In 1963, Nandi District was one of the forty districts of Kenya.[3]
In 2005, Nandi District was eliminated after it was split to form Nandi North and Nandi South, and later Nandi Central, Nandi East and Tindret. All the four districts had a combined population of 752,965.[4]
As per the new law new counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya that existed as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Nandi County.[citation needed]
The topography of the former district is dominated by the Nandi Hills. The local people are mostly of the Nandi tribe.[citation needed]
Local authorities
[edit]| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapsabet | Municipality | 64,830 | 17,918 |
| Nandi Hills | Town | 63,134 | 3,575 |
| Nandi county | County | 450,787 | 3,156 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | |||
Administrative divisions
[edit]| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldai | 96,220 | 200 | Kobujoi |
| Kabiyet | 43,367 | 751 | Kabiyet |
| Kapsabet | 125,115 | 16,942 | Kapsabet |
| Kaptumo | 26,782 | 150 | Kaptumo |
| Kilibwoni | 62,692 | 116 | Kilibwoni |
| Kipkaren | 52,753 | 0 | |
| Kosirai | 35,383 | 957 | |
| Nandi Hills | 77,514 | 3499 | Nandi Hills |
| Tinderet | 58,925 | 0 | |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], | |||
Constituencies
[edit]The district had four constituencies:
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "description of the districts and provinces". Syracuse University. p. 5. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 164. Retrieved 2 October 2023.