Central Province (Kenya)

Central Province

*Mkoa wa Kati*
Central Province Mkoa wa Kati
Former Province
	Location in Kenya
	Coordinates: 0°45′S 37°0′E / 0.750°S 37.000°E
Country	Kenya
No. of Counties:	5
Capital	Nyeri
Area
• Total	13,199 km2 (5,096 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	4,383,743
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Central Province of Kenya surrounded the capital, Nyeri, and included the slopes of Mount Kenya (click to enlarge map).

The Central Province (Swahili: Kati, Gikuyu: Gichigo gia Gatagati) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km² (4,420 sq mi) and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (see maps). The province had 4,383,743^[1] inhabitants according to the 2009 census. The provincial headquarters was Nyeri.

Central Province was the ancestral home of the Gikuyu people.^[2]

^ "Kenya Census 2009" (PDF). Kenya Bureau of Statistics. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
^ edited by/laroussi amri (2014). Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age. oxford: codesria. p. 105. ISBN 9782869785892. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[2009_Kenya_Census_Results_Overview-1] "Kenya Census 2009" (PDF). Kenya Bureau of Statistics. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2011.

[2] ted by/laroussi amri (2014). Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age. oxford: codesria. p. 105. ISBN 9782869785892. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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