Embu District

{{Short description|Former district of Kenya}} '''Embu District''' was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Districts |url=http://www.statoids.com/yke.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=www.statoids.com}}</ref> The district was created by the colonial government as part of the divisions of the colony. Prior to independence, Kirinyaga District was carved out of Embu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Githinji|first=Reuben |title=Mwea scheme belongs to Embu and Kirinyaga, says ex-minister |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/eastern/2019-04-11-mwea-scheme-belongs-to-embu-and-kirinyaga-says-ex-minister/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}}</ref>

As a district that existed prior to 1992, Embu County was effected based on the district's boundaries in 2013.

The district had two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.

{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="4"| '''Local authorities (councils)''' |- |colspan="4"| |- !Authority !Type !Population* !Urban pop.* |- | Embu || Municipality || 50,730 || 31,500 |- | Runyenjes || Municipality || 57,659 || 1,566 |- | Embu County || County || 169,807 || 0 |- | ''Total'' || - || ''278,196'' || ''33,066'' |- |colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 census. Source: [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf]}} |}

{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="4"| '''Administrative divisions''' |- |colspan="4"| |- !Division !Population* !Urban pop.* !Headquarters |- | Central || 52,446 || 28,482 || Embu |- | Kyeni || 48,385 || 0 || |- | Manyatta || 71,332 || 0 || |- | Nembure || 41,590 || 0 || Nembure |- | Runyenjes || 64,111 || 1,515 || Runyenjes |- | ''Total'' || ''278,196'' || ''29,997'' || - |- |colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 census. Sources: [http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf], [http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls], }} |}

== See also == *Mukuuri, a sublocation in Runyenjes division

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== External links == *[http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0000860/P973-HIVAIDS_landrights_Kenya2004_chapter5.pdf Research findings - Embu District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107010557/http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0000860/P973-HIVAIDS_landrights_Kenya2004_chapter5.pdf |date=2006-01-07 }}

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Category:Former districts of Kenya Category:2013 disestablishments in Africa