Makueni District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Wote. The district had a population of 771,545 (1999 census) and an area of 7,966 km2.[1]

Makueni District was hived off Machakos District in 1992.[2] It was later split into four smaller districts of Makueni, Mbooni, Kibwezi and Nzaui. In the 2009 census, all the four districts had a population of 884,527.[3]

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Makueni County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
WoteTown56,4195,542
Mtito AndeiTown24,4354,304
MakueniCounty690,69118,689
Total-771,54528,535
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kaiti46,107501Kilala
Kalawa14,0390Kalawa
Kasikeu35,7191,848Kasikeu
Kathonzweni65,7380Kathonzweni
Kibwezi80,2364,695Kibwezi
Kilome46,2040Mukaa
Kilungu67,7410Mukaa
Kisau50,5101,905
Makindu50,2992,482Makindu
Matiliku38,8670Matiliku
Mbitini48,7293,266Emali
Mbooni55,9841,786Mbooni
Mtito Andei66,6633,966Mtito Andei
Tulimani32,7170
Wote40,3534,708Wote
Total771,54525,157-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The district had five constituencies:

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ↑ "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 104. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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