- Marakwet District
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Marakwet District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapsowar. The district has a population of 140.629 [1]. Local people are predominantly of the Marakwet tribe.
The district was created in 1927 as Elgeyo/Marakwet District. It was split into Marakwet and Keiyo Districts in 1994.
Many famous Kenyan runners come from Marakwet, most notably Moses Kiptanui, Evans Rutto, Reuben Kosgei , Ezekiel Kemboi and Richard Chelimo.
The district has only one local authority, Marakwet county council. Its population is thus same as the district (140,629). The council and district has no population classified as urban (1999 census [2])..
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Headquarters Chebiemit 18,559 Chebiemit Kapcherop 39,328 Kapsowar Kapsowar 19,647 Kapsowar Kapyego 11,452 Kapyego Tirap 23,311 Kapchebau Tot 17,744 Tot Tunyo 10,588 * 1999 census. Source: [1] Constituencies
The district has two constituencies:
References
- ^ Communications Commission of Kenya: Status of Coverage of Communications Services
- ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities
Coordinates: 0°56′54″N 35°30′31″E / 0.94833°N 35.50861°E
Categories:- Marakwet District
- Districts of Kenya
- Rift Valley Province, Kenya geography stubs
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