Laikipia County | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Kenya | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital | Rumuruti |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Joshua Irungu |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,696.1 km2 (3,357.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 518,560[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | laikipia |
Laikipia County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province. Laikipia is a cosmopolitan county and is listed as county number 31. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its county government headquarters town is Rumuruti.[2]
The county lies between latitudes 0° 18" South and 0° 51" North and between longitudes 36° 11" and 37° 24' East. It borders Samburu County to the north, Isiolo County to the north east, Meru County to the east, Nyeri County to the south east, Nyandarua County to the south, Nakuru County to the south west and Baringo County to the west.[3]
Economic activities in the county consists mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grain crops, ranching and greenhouse horticulture.
The county encompasses the high, dry Laikipia Plateau, and has a cool, temperate climate with both rainy and dry seasons.[4]
- ^ "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
- ^ MUNYEKI, JAMES. "Laikipia county headquaters [sic] to be moved to Rumuruti". The Standard. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022. Laikipia County Government. 2018. p. 13.
- ^ Laikipia, County Government of. "Living in Laikipia". County Government of Laikipia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.