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| Province | Number of districts | Population | Population/district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coast | 26 | 4,328,474 | 166,480 |
| North-Eastern | 17 | 2,490,073 | 146,475 |
| Eastern | 43 | 6,821,049 | 158,629 |
| Central | 34 | 5,482,239 | 161,242 |
| Rift Valley | 78 | 12,752,966 | 163,500 |
| Western | 33 | 5,021,943 | 152,180 |
| Nyanza | 42 | 6,269,489 | 149,274 |
| Nairobi | 18 | 4,397,073 | 244,282 |
The subdivisions of Kenya have been in place since 2010, replacing the old system. Under the Constitution of 2010 and other reforms to Provincial Administration the country acquired a new system ofCounties. The previous Provinces were scrapped and the 46 Districts, in existence since 1992, were turned into Counties with elected governments.
The counties are divided intosub-counties and a further 290constituencies, then 1450 Wards (to coincide with the County Assembly Wards of the County Government), and Villages.[1] The City of Nairobi, which enjoyed the status of a full administrative province, would become a County.
Under its old constitution, Kenya comprised eightprovinces each headed by a Provincial Commissioner (centrally appointed by the president). The provinces (mkoa singularmikoa plural inSwahili) were subdivided intodistricts (wilaya). There were 69 districts at the 1999 census. Districts were then subdivided into 497divisions (taarafa). The divisions are then subdivided into 2,427locations (mtaa) and then 6,612 sublocations (mtaa mdogo).[2]
Local governance in Kenya is practiced throughlocal authorities. Many urban centers host city, municipal or town councils. Local authorities in rural areas were known as county councils. Local Councillors were formerly elected by civic elections, held alongside general elections. Constituencies are an electoral subdivision. There are 290Constituencies in Kenya.[3]
