Narok County is a county in southwestern Kenya with an estimated population of 1,157,873 according to 2019 Census. The dominant ethnic group is the Maasai. Its capital and largest town is Narok, with the only other major urban centre being Kilgoris. Narok County Government was formed by the County Governments Act of 2012 as prescribed in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. Narok County governor is Patrick Ole Ntutu, elected in the 2022 general elections, and his Deputy is Tamalinye K. Koech.
Along with Kisii County, Narok County has reported cases of female genital mutilation in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001. BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News – In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.
Religion Religion in Narok County
Religion (2019 Census)NumberCatholicism152,607Protestant 417,457Evangelical Churches 350,885African instituted Churches 57,673Orthodox6,277Other Christian71,598Islam4,805Hindu 249Traditionists15,953Other22,476 No ReligionAtheists45,617Don't Know3,710Not Stated122
Geography Narok County is situated in the southern part of the Great Rift Valley. It lies between latitudes 0° 50' and 1° 50' South and longitude 35° 28' and 36° 25' East. The county borders the Republic of Tanzania and six other counties – Nakuru, Bomet, Nyamira, Kisii, Migori County and Kajiado.
The Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mau Forest are located in the county.
Economy The main economic activities in the county include pastoralism, crop farming, tourism and trade among other activities undertaken in small scale.
As of 2018, gold production from mines located in Narok County was at .
County subdivisions The county has six constituencies: Narok North Constituency Narok South Constituency Narok East Constituency Narok West Constituency Emurua Dikirr Constituency Kilgoris Constituency Local authorities (councils) AuthorityType Population*Urban pop.* Narok Town 41,092 24,091 Narok County County 324,658 2,839 Total – 365,750 26,930
Administrative divisions DivisionPopulation*Urban population*population densityArea (km2)Headquarters Central 41,162 22,488 44 935,5 Narok Loita 15,557 0 9 1728,6 Mara 41,964 0 9 4662,7 Mau 77,686 1,898 30 2589,5 Mulot 68,432 0 95 720,3 Olokurto 44,326 837 36 1231,3 Ololulunga 53,828 0 36 1495,2 Ololulunga Osupuko 22,795 0 12 1899,6 Total 365,750 25,233 24 (average) 15,263 –
Narok County wards There are thirty Members of County Assembly (MCAs) representing the thirty wards at Narok County Assembly. These wards were formed in 2010 by the Boundaries Review Commission. There are six wards in Narok North Constituency, Narok South Constituency and Kilgoris Constituency respectively.
Narok West Constituency, Emurua Dikirr Constituency and Narok East Constituency each have four county wards
Communities
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Notable people Kurito ole Kisio — Mau Mau general Daniel Rudisha — Olympic world record middle-distance runner David Rudisha — son of Daniel, also an Olympic world record runner Sianto Sikawa — communications and marketing professional
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