Kiambu District is an administrative district

Districts of Kenya

The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...

 in the Central Province

Central Province (Kenya)

Kenya's Central Province covers an area of 13,191 km² and is located to north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya. The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census...

 of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. Its capital town is Kiambu

Kiambu

Kiambu is a town in Central Province, Kenya. It is located at around , in the elevation of about 1,720 m. It has an urban population of 13,814. It is the capital of the Kiambu District, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi...

. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

 and has a population of 744,010.

The district is predominantly rural, but its urban population is increasing as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the district.

In 2007, Kiambu District was subdivided in two: Kiambu East and Kiambu West. Kiambu West district took Limuru, Lari and Kikuyu divisions, with Limuru as its district capital.

Local authorities

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Kiambu Kiambu Kiambu is a town in Central Province, Kenya. It is located at around , in the elevation of about 1,720 m. It has an urban population of 13,814. It is the capital of the Kiambu District, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi...	Municipality	72,139	13,814
Limuru Limuru Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800....	Municipality	70,765	4,141
Karuri Karuri Karuri is a town in Kiambu District , Central Province, Kenya. The town hosts a town council.The Council borders the city of Nairobi to the South for about 20 km from Nairobi City, Kikuyu Town Council to the West, Limuru Municipal Council to the North and Kiambu Municipal Council to the East....	Town	100,506	19,746
Kikuyu Kikuyu, Kenya Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District....	Town	165,594	4,104
Kiambu county	County	335,006	5,319

Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Githunguri	136,554	8,831	Githunguri
Kiambaa	188,055	22,861	Kiambu Kiambu Kiambu is a town in Central Province, Kenya. It is located at around , in the elevation of about 1,720 m. It has an urban population of 13,814. It is the capital of the Kiambu District, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi...
Kikuyu	194,521	3,724	Kikuyu Kikuyu, Kenya Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District....
Lari Lari The suborder Lari is the part of the order Charadriiformes which includes the gulls, terns, skuas and skimmers, with the waders and snipes making up the rest of the order. Following recent research, the auks are now placed into the Lari too; the Glareolidae might constitute a distinct suborder...	111,302	0
Limuru	113,578	3,708	Limuru Limuru Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800....

Constituencies

The district has five constituencies:

• Githunguri Constituency
  Githunguri Constituency
  Githunguri Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District. The entire constituency is located within Kiambu County Council. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections....
  
  
• Kiambaa Constituency
  Kiambaa Constituency
  Kiambaa Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Locations and wards :- References :...
  
  
• Kabete Constituency
• Limuru Constituency
  Limuru Constituency
  Limuru Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Locations and wards :...
  
  
• Lari Constituency
  Lari Constituency
  Lari Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors for the Kiambu County Council. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections....