Makueni District

Makueni District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Wote. The district had a population of 771,545 (1999 census) and an area of 7,966 km2.[1]

Makueni District was hived off Machakos District in 1992.[2] It was later split into four smaller districts of Makueni, Mbooni, Kibwezi and Nzaui. In the 2009 census, all the four districts had a population of 884,527.[3]

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Makueni County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Wote Town 56,419 5,542
Mtito Andei Town 24,435 4,304
Makueni County 690,691 18,689
Total - 771,545 28,535
* 1999 census. Source: [1]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kaiti 46,107 501 Kilala
Kalawa 14,039 0 Kalawa
Kasikeu 35,719 1,848 Kasikeu
Kathonzweni 65,738 0 Kathonzweni
Kibwezi 80,236 4,695 Kibwezi
Kilome 46,204 0 Mukaa
Kilungu 67,741 0 Mukaa
Kisau 50,510 1,905
Makindu 50,299 2,482 Makindu
Matiliku 38,867 0 Matiliku
Mbitini 48,729 3,266 Emali
Mbooni 55,984 1,786 Mbooni
Mtito Andei 66,663 3,966 Mtito Andei
Tulimani 32,717 0
Wote 40,353 4,708 Wote
Total 771,545 25,157 -
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The district had five constituencies:

  1. ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 104. Retrieved 17 October 2023.