Kirinyaga County - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Country Kenya Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Area 1,205 km²		Capital Kerugoya/ Kutus Website kirinyagacounty.or.ke Population 528,054 (2009)

Formed 4 March 2013 (2013-03-04)

Kirinyaga county tourist attractions

Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya/Kutus and its largest town is Wanguru. In 2009, the county had a population of 528,054 and an area of 1,205.4 km².

Map of Kirinyaga County, Kenya

President uhuru kenyatta and his deputy william ruto are in kirinyaga county

History

Kirinyaga District was created in 1963 out of the western part of Embu District.

In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts:

Kirinyaga Central with its administrative centre at Kerugoya

Kirinyaga East with its administrative centre at Kianyaga

Kirinyaga South with its administrative centre at Wanguru

Kirinyaga West with its administrative centre at Baricho.

Administration

Since April 2013, the County Government of Kirinyaga administers all of Kirinyaga County. Formerly, The County Council of Kirinyaga administered all of Kirinyaga County, except the area that was administered by the Municipal Council of Kerugoya /Kutus and the Town council of Sagana-Kagio.