Samburu County | |
|---|---|
 Brick Construction in Samburu | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Samburu County in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 1°10′N 36°40′E / 1.167°N 36.667°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital | Maralal |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jonathan Lati lelelit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,182.5 km2 (7,792.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 310,327 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | samburu |
Samburu County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya which covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 310,327.[1]
Within Samburu County are the towns of Maralal (the capital and largest town),[2] Baragoi, Archers Post, South Horr, Wamba, Lodosoit, and Kisima.
It also includes the Samburu National Reserve, Bisanadi National Reserve, and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Mount Ng'iro, Ndoto Mountains, Mathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest.
The main access road to Samburu County is the A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmacked from Rumuruti up to Maralal.[3]
There is a town named Samburu in Kwale County also in Kenya, but it is not related to Samburu County or Samburu people.
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Samburu County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022". Maarifa. Retrieved 18 December 2019.