Former district of Kenya
Nandi District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsabet.[1]
Following the transfer of some of territory from Uganda to British East Africa, Nandi District was a subdivision of Kisumu Province. In 1929, it was when it was transferred to the newly-created Nzoia Province. In 1934, the district was transferred to Rift Valley Province after the latter absorbed Nzoia Province.[2] In 1963, Nandi District was one of the forty districts of Kenya.[3]
In 2005, Nandi District was eliminated after it was split to form Nandi North and Nandi South, and later Nandi Central, Nandi East and Tindret. All the four districts had a combined population of 752,965.[4]
As per the new law new counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya that existed as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Nandi County.[citation needed]
The topography of the former district is dominated by the Nandi Hills. The local people are mostly of the Nandi tribe.[citation needed]
Local authorities
Authority
|
Type
|
Population*
|
Urban pop.*
|
Kapsabet |
Municipality |
64,830 |
17,918
|
Nandi Hills |
Town |
63,134 |
3,575
|
Nandi county |
County |
450,787 |
3,156
|
* 1999 census. Source: [1]
|
Administrative divisions
Division
|
Population*
|
Urban pop.*
|
Headquarters
|
Aldai |
96,220 |
200 |
Kobujoi
|
Kabiyet |
43,367 |
751 |
Kabiyet
|
Kapsabet |
125,115 |
16,942 |
Kapsabet
|
Kaptumo |
26,782 |
150 |
Kaptumo
|
Kilibwoni |
62,692 |
116 |
Kilibwoni
|
Kipkaren |
52,753 |
0 |
|
Kosirai |
35,383 |
957 |
|
Nandi Hills |
77,514 |
3499 |
Nandi Hills
|
Tinderet |
58,925 |
0 |
|
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],
|
Constituencies
The district had four constituencies:
References
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