Kenya — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Kenya — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Kenya had an estimated population of 33,393,408 in 2005, with 141 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Kenya today — population now 51,393,010, against 33,393,408 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Nairobi	3,639,362

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Nairobi	Nairobi	2,750,547
2	Mombasa	Coast	799,668
3	Nakuru	Rift Valley	259,903
4	Eldoret	Rift Valley	218,446
5	Kisumu	Nyanza	216,479
6	Ruiru	Central	114,371
7	Thika	Central	99,322
8	Kitale	Rift Valley	75,123
9	Malindi	Coast	68,304
10	Garissa	North Eastern	67,861
11	Kakamega	Western	63,426
12	Bungoma	Western	55,962
13	Nyeri	Central	51,084
14	Meru	Eastern	47,226
15	Kilifi	Coast	46,118
16	Wajir	North Eastern	45,771
17	Mumias	Western	45,485
18	Busia	Western	40,894
19	Homa Bay	Nyanza	40,319
20	Naivasha	Rift Valley	38,366
21	Nanyuki	Rift Valley	36,142
22	Mandera	North Eastern	36,076
23	Narok	Rift Valley	36,061
24	Kericho	Rift Valley	35,748
25	Migori	Nyanza	35,240
26	Embu	Eastern	34,922
27	Isiolo	Eastern	33,207
28	Nyahururu	Rift Valley	31,978
29	Machakos	Eastern	31,971
30	Rongai	Rift Valley	30,471
31	Kisii	Nyanza	28,547
32	Molo	Rift Valley	27,896
33	Gilgil	Central	25,264
34	Mavoko	Eastern	24,530
35	Lamu	Coast	24,525
36	Kapsabet	Rift Valley	23,986
37	Webuye	Western	22,507
38	Elburgon		22,293
39	Vihiga	Western	21,889
40	Karuri	Central	21,476
41	Kiambu	Central	21,234
42	Maralal	Rift Valley	20,841
43	Makueni	Eastern	20,681
44	Lodwar	Rift Valley	20,219
45	Voi	Coast	19,624
46	Tana River	Coast	17,915
47	Kutus		17,256
48	Ol Kalou	Central	16,516
49	Moyale	Eastern	16,243
50	Kitui	Eastern	15,954
51	Kapenguria	Rift Valley	15,436
52	Marsabit	Eastern	15,361
53	Siaya	Nyanza	15,354
54	Awendo	Nyanza	15,324
55	Kerugoya	Central	15,287
56	Muhoroni	Nyanza	15,217
57	Magadi	Rift Valley	14,529
58	Koibatek	Rift Valley	14,205
59	Taveta	Coast	13,377
60	Namanga	Rift Valley	13,193
61	Kehancha	Nyanza	13,162
62	Sawasawa	Coast	12,975
63	Mariakani	Coast	12,786
64	Eldama Ravine	Rift Valley	12,524
65	Wundanyi	Coast	12,501
66	Murangʿa	Central	11,987
67	Kimilili	Western	11,779
68	Mwingi	Eastern	11,219
69	Butere	Western	11,205
70	Kajiado	Rift Valley	11,198
71	Nyamira	Nyanza	11,104
72	Maua	Eastern	10,804
73	Takaungu	Coast	10,760
74	Kabarnet	Rift Valley	10,132
75	Oyugis	Nyanza	10,116
76	Kangundo	Eastern	10,094
77	Luanda	Western	10,053
78	Ngong	Rift Valley	9,519
79	Chuka	Eastern	9,347
80	Naro Moru	Rift Valley	9,018
81	Ahero	Nyanza	8,788
82	Bondo	Nyanza	8,683
83	Malaba	Western	8,383
84	Kinango	Coast	8,070
85	Baringo	Rift Valley	7,656
86	Karatina	Central	7,452
87	Rongo	Nyanza	6,877
88	Mbita Point	Nyanza	6,797
89	Port Victoria	Western	6,793
90	Limuru	Central	6,317
91	Wote	Eastern	6,133
92	Mount Elgon	Western	6,096
93	Matuu	Eastern	5,888
94	Lugari	Western	5,828
95	Tabaka	Nyanza	5,643
96	Witu	Coast	5,380
97	Bomet	Rift Valley	5,270
98	Gazi	Coast	5,222
99	Kwale	Coast	4,883
100	Mitoto-Andei	Eastern	4,763
101	Londiani	Rift Valley	4,758
102	Itentambach	Rift Valley	4,725
103	Suneka	Nyanza	4,696
104	Kijabe	Central	4,679
105	Maragua	Central	4,661
106	Rumuruti	Rift Valley	4,501
107	Othaya	Central	4,468
108	Kangema	Central	4,319
109	Malakisi	Western	4,319
110	Laikipia	Rift Valley	4,298
111	Nandi Hills	Rift Valley	4,257
112	Keroka	Nyanza	4,143
113	Kipini	Coast	4,114
114	Nyansiongo	Nyanza	4,112
115	Vanga	Central	4,049
116	Ugunja	Nyanza	3,996
117	Kikuyu	Central	3,953
118	Burnt Forest	Rift Valley	3,786
119	Nandi	Rift Valley	3,758
120	Sagana	Central	3,297
121	Litein	Rift Valley	3,129
122	Kipkelion	Rift Valley	2,952
123	Chogoria	Eastern	2,767
124	Yala	Nyanza	2,715
125	Sotik	Rift Valley	2,600
126	Nyamache	Nyanza	2,456
127	Shimoni	Coast	2,374
128	Konza	Rift Valley	2,004
129	Malava	Western	1,956
130	Masimba	Nyanza	1,855
131	Ogembo	Nyanza	1,842
132	Runjenjes	Eastern	1,733
133	Funyula	Western	1,426
134	Nambale	Western	1,154
135	Chepareria	Rift Valley	1,073
136	Sirisia	Western	944
137	Kandara	Central	914
138	Ukwala	Nyanza	747
139	Kendu Bay	Nyanza	434
140	Nyamarambe	Nyanza	236
141	Makuyu	Central	191

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Rift Valley	8,319,324
2	Eastern	5,125,535
3	Nyanza	4,891,298
4	Central	4,050,428
5	Western	3,855,830
6	Coast	2,894,441
7	Nairobi	2,750,547
8	North Eastern	1,506,005

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.