- West Pokot District
West Pokot District is an administrative district in the
Rift Valley Province ofKenya . Its capital town isKapenguria . The district has a population of 308,086 (1999 census) and an area of 9,064 km² [http://www.statoids.com/yke.html] .Pokot people inhabit the area. The district has three constituencies: Kacheliba, Kapenguria and Sigor.Tegla Loroupe , one of the most famous Kenyan female runners is from West Pokot.District subdivisions
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colspan="4"| Administrative divisions
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-!Division !Population*!Urban pop.*!Headquarters
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Alale || 29,679 || 0 ||
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Chepareria || 68,518 || 900 || Chepareria
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Chesegon || 21,343 || 0 ||
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Kacheliba || 20,151 || 0 ||
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Kapenguria || 62,746 || 12,438 || Kapenguria
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Kasei || 9,879 || 0 ||
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Kongelai || 20,018 || 0 || Kongelai
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Lelan || 32,931 || 0 ||
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Sigor || 42,821 || 0 || Sigor
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"Total" || "308,086" || "13,338" || -
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colspan="4"| smaller|* 1999 census. Sources: [http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf] , [http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls] ,Kengen's Turkwell Hydropower plane is also situated in West Pokot District. It is a power plant that produces about 105MW of power that is fed to the national grid. Ironically, communities around the power plant and the extensive districts of West Pokot and Turkana do not enjoy the benefits coming from the power plant.
External links
* [http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=19 Aridland.go.ke]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2006/govt-ken-westpokot-30sep.pdf Reliefweb.int]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/luFullMap/C095D05F2CF1D73C85256D2D00504214/$File/ocha_kenWestPokot190503.pdf?OpenElement Map of the District]
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