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Eastern Province (Kenya)

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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.
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Country Kenya
No. of Counties:8
CapitalEmbu
Area
 • Total
140,698.6 km2 (54,324.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
5,668,123[1]
 • Density40.28557/km2 (104.3391/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Mount Kenya was found in the former Eastern Province (capital Embu; click map to enlarge)

The Eastern Province (Swahili: Mashariki) of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. The provincial capital was Embu.

Overview

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On 16 July 2009, the province was sub-divided into three: Lower Eastern with Machakos as headquarters, Central Eastern with Embu as headquarters, and Upper Eastern with Marsabit as headquarters; however, those changes never took effect due to the political wrangles in the Kenyan coalition government at the time. The sub-division of provinces was carried out in seven provinces of Kenya, excluding Nairobi. As of March 2013 after the Kenyan general election, 2013, the Eastern Province was subdivided into eight counties, namely:

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

The province was principally inhabited by the Meru, Kamba, Embu, and several pastoralist communities. 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 the Chalbi Desert, Mount Kenya, and the eastern half of Lake Turkana. The climate in the region is arid to semi-arid. Its most important permanent river is Ewaso Ng'iro.

Villages and settlements

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See also

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References

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