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Eastern Province (Kenya)

Coordinates:0°0′N38°0′E/ 0.000°N 38.000°E/0.000; 38.000
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Eastern Province
Mkoa wa Mashariki
Former Province
Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Coordinates:0°0′N38°0′E/ 0.000°N 38.000°E/0.000; 38.000
CountryKenya
No. of Counties:8
CapitalEmbu
Area
• Total140,698.6 km2(54,324.0 sq mi)
Population
(2009)
• Total5,668,123[1]
Time zoneUTC+3(EAT)
Mount Kenyawas found in the former Eastern Province (capitalEmbu;click map to enlarge)

TheEastern Province(Swahili:Mashariki) ofKenyawas one of 8Provinces of Kenya.Its northern boundary ran along with that ofEthiopia;theNorth Eastern ProvinceandCoast Provincelay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, includingCentral Province,ran along its western border. The provincial capital wasEmbu.

Overview

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On 16 July 2009, the province was sub-divided into three sub-provinces, namely Lower Eastern withMachakosas headquarters, Central Eastern withMeruas headquarters, and Upper Eastern withMarsabitas headquarters; however, those changes never took effect due to the political wrangles in the Kenyancoalition governmentat the time. The sub-division of provinces was carried out in all sevenprovinces of Kenya,excludingNairobi.As of March 2013 after theKenyan general election, 2013,the Eastern Province was subdivided into eight counties, namely:

Code County Former province Area (km2) Population
census 2009		 Capital
10 Marsabit Eastern 66,923.1 291,166 Marsabit
11 Isiolo Eastern 25,336.1 143,294 Isiolo
12 Meru Eastern 7,003 1,356,301 Meru
13 Tharaka-Nithi Eastern 2,609.5 365,330 Chuka
14 Embu Eastern 2,555.9 516,212 Embu
15 Kitui Eastern 24,385.1 1,012,709 Kitui
16 Machakos Eastern 5,952.9 1,098,584 Machakos
17 Makueni Eastern 8,008.9 884,527 Wote
Totals 140,698.6 5,668,123 -

The province was principally inhabited by theMeru,Kamba,Embu,and severalpastoralistcommunities. In 1979, its population was 2.7 million; in 1999, 4,631,779 (according to the 1999 census) and in 2009 the province would have had a population of 5,668,123.[2]In terms of area, it was the second largest province at (140,698.6 km2) in Kenya.

Geography

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Eastern Province of Kenya includes theChalbi Desert,Mount Kenya,and the eastern half ofLake Turkana.The climate in the region is arid to semi-arid. Its most important permanent river isEwaso Ng'iro.

Villages and settlements

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Welcome to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics".Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2013.Retrieved30 June2013.
  2. ^"Kenya Census 2009".
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