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Encyclopedia > Baringo District

Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 (1999 census) and an area of 8,646 km² [1]. The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into districts (wilaya). ... Rift Valley is the largest and one of the most economically vibrant provinces in Kenya. ...


The district is named after local Lake Baringo. It is an area of geothermal activity. Human fossils have also been found there. Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya, with a surface area of about 130 sq km. ... Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. ... Three small ammonite fossils, each approximately 1. ...


District subdivisions

The district has three constituencies: Baringo Central, Baringo East and Baringo North.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Kabarnet Municipality 24,661 9,583
Baringo County 240,317 6,430
Total - 264,978 16,013
* 1999 census. Source: [2]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Bartabwa 10,815 0 Bartabwa
Barwesa 9,568 0
Kabarnet 43,283 8,891 Kabarnet
Kabartonjo 33,470 748 Kabartonjo
Kipsaraman 18,427 0
Kollowa 14,990 0 Kollowa
Marigat 26,923 4,428 Marigat
Mochongoi 11,091 0
Mukutani 7,520 0 Mukutani
Nginyang 29,164 0 Nginyang
Sacho 11,856 0 Sacho
Salawa 8,258 0
Tangulbei 19,505 29 Tangulbei
Tenges 10,302 0 Tenges
Total 264,978 14,096 -
* 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4],

Kabartonjo is a small administrative highland town and division in the larger Baringo District of the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ...

External links

  • http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=8
  • http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6TNC5G?OpenDocument
  • Map of the District


 
 

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