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.
embu, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Embu District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 1 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 2 3 See also editMukuuri a sublocation in Runyenjes divisionReferences edit Kenya Districts www statoids com Retrieved 2023 09 22 Githinji Reuben Mwea scheme belongs to Embu and Kirinyaga says ex minister The Star Retrieved 2023 09 22 External links editResearch findings Embu District 0 32 S 37 27 E 0 533 S 37 450 E 0 533 37 450 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Embu District amp oldid 1177617579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,