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Laikipia County

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Country
  
Kenya

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Area
  
8,696 kmĀ²

Formed
  
March 4th 2013

Website
  
laikipiacounty.go.ke

Population
  
399,227 (2009)

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Capital
  
presently Nanyuki proposed Rumuruti

Points of interest
  
Thomson's Falls, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Nanyuki Show Ground, Lewa Safari Camp

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Laikipia County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the country. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its capital is Rumuruti.

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Map of Laikipia County, Kenya

Economic activity in the county consists mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grain crops, ranching and greenhouse horticulture.

The county encompasses the high, dry Laikipia Plateau, and has a cool, temperate climate with both rainy and dry seasons.

The county has three constituencies:

  • Laikipia East Constituency
  • Laikipia West Constituency
  • Laikipia North Constituency
  • References

    Laikipia County Wikipedia