Isiolo County

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Isiolo County
County
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Isiolo County in Kenya.svg
Location in Kenya
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
Capital Isiolo
Government
 •  Governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan
Area
 • Total
25,336.1 km2 (9,782.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
268,002
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website https://isiolo.go.ke/

Isiolo County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. The population was 268,002 according to the 2019 census. [1] The capital and largest town in the county is Isiolo. Isiolo County is to be the first county to be developed as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 program. Other upcoming urban centres are: Garbatulla, Modogashe, Kinna, Merti and Oldonyiro. [2] The county is home to the Sakuye, Somali and Borana tribes, there are a significant number of people from the Turkana, Samburu, Gabra and Garre communities.

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The local topography is arid or semi-arid low plains. The Ewaso Nyiro River flows through the county and partly borders it. It borders Marsabit County to the north, Wajir County to the east, Garissa and Tana River counties to the south east, Meru County to the south, Laikipia County to the south west and Samburu County to the west.

Three different National Game Reserves are located in Isiolo County: Bisanadi National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and Shaba National Reserve. [2]

Demographics

Isiolo county has a total population of 268,002 persons at the 2019 census, 139,510 are males; and 128,483 are females; and 9 intersex persons. There is an average of 4.6 persons per household and a population density of 11 persons per square km. [3]

Population by Subcounty
SubcountyNo of Persons
Garbatulla99,730
Isiolo121,066
Merti47,206
TOTAL268,002

Source [1]


Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 43,478—    
1989 70,078+61.2%
1999 100,861+43.9%
2009 143,294+42.1%
2019 268,002+87.0%
source: [4]


Religion in Isiolo County


Religion (2019 Census)NumberPercentage
Islam 193,77569.12%
Catholic 32,60811.63%
Protestant 18,5836.63%
Evangelical Churches 7,6692.74%
African instituted Churches 1.7090.61%
Orthodox 2000.07%
Other Cristian 3,6881.32%
Traditionists8,4193.00%
Hindu 1000.04%
Other9320.33%
No Religion Atheists 12.5514.48%
Don't Know690.02%
Not Stated36 [5] 0.01%

Infrastructure and transport

Isiolo covers an area of 1,185.49 square kilometres, with 263.7 kilometres of murram road and 35 kilometres of bitumen in 2014. [6] There are 1,149 installed letter boxes, 851 rented letter boxes and vacant letter boxes. [7]

Isiolo airport is the major airport in the county. [8]

Administrative and political units

As of 2018, the county has two constituencies (Isiolo North Constituency and Isiolo South Constituency), three sub-counties and ten wards. [2]

There are a total of 10 county assembly wards, 71 locations and 144 sub-locations [9]

ConstituencySub-countyArea (Sq. km)Ward
Isiolo NorthIsiolo3,269Wabera
Bulla Pesa
Burat
Ngaremara
Oldonyiro
Merti12,612Chari
Cherab
Isiolo SouthGarbatulla9,819Kinna
Garbatulla
Sericho
Total: 2325,70010

Political leadership

Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo is the third governor of Isiolo who took office in 2022, he is deputized by Dr. James Lowasa. Fatuma Dullo is the senator and also the first woman to be elected as a senator in Kenya. Mumina Bonaya is the sitting women representative for isiolo and the third to hold the office. [10]

Education

There are 213 ECD centres with enrolment of 5148 pupils, 124 primary schools of which 107 are public and 17 are private schools. 23 secondary schools are spread across the county of which 16 are public and 7 are private schools. [11]

Furthermore, there are two youth polytechnics, three tertiary institutions and two vocational training centres in the county. [12]

Health

There are three hospitals in Isiolo County, two of which are government owned. One hospital is a faith based organisation. There are also five health centres, thirty three dispensaries, and three clinics.

Isiolo county has a total of 214 medical personnel of different specialties ranging from doctors to biochemists. [13]

Economy

The four main crops in Isiolo are maize, beans, sorghum and Mung beans. Livestock is also sold and the four animals kept are cattle (indigenous), cattle (dairy), camels, sheep, and goats.

A total of 178 ponds were in various places in the county in 2014. [14] [15]

Urbanisation

Stats for Isiolo County
County
Stats for the County (Per cent)
Urbanisation
43.5
Literacy
59.8
Attending School (15-18 Yrs)
58.4
Paved Roads
0.2
Good Roads
67.5
Electricity Access
18.5
Poverty Rate
72.6

Stats for the County

Source: USAid Kenya

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Isiolo County Integrated Development Plan, CIDP 2018-2022" (PDF). County Government of Isiolo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Munene, Evans (4 November 2019). "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Kenya: Administrative Division population statistics
  5. ↑ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kenya Rural Roads Authority". kerra.go.ke. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Postal Corporation of Kenya". posta.co.ke. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Isiolo Airport > Kenya Airports Authority". Kenya Airports Authority. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ↑ IEBC. "The Report of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC): Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units" (PDF). IEBC. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Women Representatives | KEWOPA KENYA" . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ministry of Education". education.go.ke. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Isiolo County. "Isiolo County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022" (PDF). Isiolo County. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Health – County Government of Isiolo" . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK & FISHERIES – County Government of Isiolo". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Publications". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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