Embu District

Embu District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196. ^[1] The district was created by the colonial government as part of the divisions of the colony. Prior to independence, Kirinyaga District was carved out of Embu. ^[2]

As a district that existed prior to 1992, Embu County was effected based on the district's boundaries in 2013.

The district had two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Embu	Municipality	50,730	31,500
Runyenjes	Municipality	57,659	1,566
Embu County	County	169,807	0
Total	-	278,196	33,066
* 1999 census. Source:

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Central	52,446	28,482	Embu
Kyeni	48,385	0
Manyatta	71,332	0
Nembure	41,590	0	Nembure
Runyenjes	64,111	1,515	Runyenjes
Total	278,196	29,997	-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

See also

• Mukuuri, a sublocation in Runyenjes division

References

1. "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
2. Githinji, Reuben. "Mwea scheme belongs to Embu and Kirinyaga, says ex-minister". The Star. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

External links

• Research findings - Embu District Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine

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