Mwingi District is one of the seventy-one districts

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:...

 of Kenya

Kenya

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, located in that country's Eastern Province

Eastern Province (Kenya)

The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. Its northern boundary is with Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lie to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, run along its western border. The provincial...

. The district has a population of 303.828 (1999 census). Its capital is the Mwingi town

Mwingi

Mwingi District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in that country's Eastern Province. The district has a population of 303.828 . Its capital is the Mwingi town.Local people are mostly of the Akamba tribe...

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Local people are mostly of the Akamba tribe. North of Mwingi town, is the Mwingi National Reserve (formerly Kitui North National Reserve), which borders Meru National Park

Meru National Park

Meru National Park is a Kenyan Game park located east of Meru, 350 km from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km², it is one of the most famous known parks of Kenya. It has abundant rainfall, 635–762 mm in the west of the park and 305–356 mm in the east. The rainfall results in...

 and Kora National Park

Kora National Park

Kora National Park is located in Coast Province, Kenya. The park covers an area of 1,788 square kilometres. It is located 125 kilometres east of Mount Kenya. The park was initially gazetted as a nature reserve in 1973...

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The district has two constituencies, Mwingi North

Mwingi North Constituency

Mwingi North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies in Mwingi District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.The current Mwingi North MP is Kalonzo Musyoka, the vice-president of Kenya...

 and Mwingi South

Mwingi South Constituency

Mwingi South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies in Mwingi District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.- Members of Parliament :...

. Kalonzo Musyoka

Kalonzo Musyoka

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, a prominent politician is from Mwingi.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Mwingi	Town	67,678	10,138
Mwingi County	County	236,150	462
Total	-	303,828	10,600

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Central	83,687	9,281	Mwingi
Kyuso	34,272	0
Migwani	56,907	433	Migwani
Muumoni	37,607	0
Ngomeni	10,712	0	Ngomeni
Nguni	20,415	0	Nguni
Nuu	36,561	0
Tseikuru	23,667	0	Tseikuru
Total	303,828	9,714	-

External links

• http://www.aridland.go.ke/bulletins/August%202006-Mwingi.pdf