Kajiado District

Kajiado District
Kajiado District
Basisdaten
Einwohner
- Bevölkerungsdichte
640.593 Einw.
29 Einw./km²
Fläche 21.903 km²
Koordinaten 2° 0′ S, 36° 52′ O-236.866666666667Koordinaten: 2° 0′ S, 36° 52′ O
Kajiado District (Kenia)
Kajiado District
Kajiado District
Politik
Provinz Rift Valley

Kajiado District ist ein Distrikt in der kenianischen Provinz Rift Valley. Die Hauptstadt des Distriktes ist Kajiado. Im Distrikt lebten 2005 640.593 Menschen auf 21.903 km².[1]

Der Distrikt grenzt im Südwesten an Tansania, im Nordosten an Nairobi. Die meisten Menschen im Kajiado District gehören zu den Maasai und leben als Halbnomaden von der Viehhaltung. Die Region gilt als Halbwüste, nur knapp 8 % der Landfläche sind urbar.[1] Mit drei ständig wasserführenden Flüssen ist die Wasserversorgung der Distriktes ein Problem. 28 % der Haushalte verfügen über einen Trinkwasseranschluß.[1]

Gliederung

Der Distrikt teilt sich in Divisionen auf. Es gibt drei Wahlbezirke, Kajiado Nord, Kajiado Süd und Kajiado Central.

Divisionen
Division Einwohner (1999)[2] Hauptstadt
Central 69.402 Kajiado
Loitokitok 95.430
Magadi 20.112 Magadi
Mashuru 35.666 Mashuru
Namanga 35.673 Namanga
Ngong 149.771 Ngong
Gesamt 406.054 -

Sehenswürdigkeiten

Magadisee, 2005.

Im Kajiado District befinden sich der Amboseli-Nationalpark, die Nyeri-Wüste und der Magadisee.

Einzelnachweise

  1. a b c kenyafoodsecurity.org (pdf), abgerufen am 12. Februar 2010.
  2. Statistik auf cck.go.ke, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2010.

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