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, 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])..
[edit] Administrative divisions
| Division | Population* | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chebiemit | 18,559 | Chebiemit | |
| Kapcherop | 39,328 | Kapsowar | |
| Kapsowar | 19,647 | Kapsowar | |
| Kapyego | 11,452 | Kapyego | |
| Tirap | 23,311 | ||
| Tot | 17,744 | Tot | |
| Tunyo | 10,588 | ||
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | |||
[edit] Constituencies:
The district has two constituencies:
- Marakwet East Constituency
- Marakwet West Constituency
[edit] References
- ^ Communications Commission of Kenya: Status of Coverage of Communications Services
- ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities
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