- Nyeri District
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Nyeri District is a district in the Central Province 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.
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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
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