- Nyandarua District
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Nyandarua District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Ol Kalou. Formerly the capital was Nyahururu, but it is now part of the Laikipia District. Nyandarua District has population of 479,902 and an area of 3,304 km² [1]. The district is located on the northwestern part of the Central Province, west of the Aberdare Range.
The district was split into two in 2007: Nyandarua North District and Nyandarua South District. The information on this page refers to prior 2007.
Nyandarua county council headquarters are located in Nyahururu town, although Nyahururu is neither part of Nyandarua district or Nyandarua County council.
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population* Urban pop.* Ol Kalou Town 47,795 15,186 Nyandarua County 432,107 21,868 Total - 479,902 37,054 * 1999 census. Source: [2] Administrative divisions Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters Kipipiri 78,893 208 Kipipiri Ndaragwa 85,245 3,594 Ndaragwa North Kinangop 67,356 4,080 Ol Joro Orok 65,229 0 Ol Joro Orok Ol Kalou 98,806 3,881 Ol Kalou South Kinangop 84,373 3,099 Total 479,902 14,871 - * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4], The district has four constituencies:
- Kinangop Constituency
- Kipipiri Constituency
- Ol Kalou Constituency
- Ndaragwa Constituency
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