Makueni District

Makueni District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Wote. The district had a population of 771,545 (1999 census) and an area of 7,966 km².[1]

Makueni District was hived off Machakos District in 1992.[2] It was later split into four smaller districts of Makueni, Mbooni, Kibwezi and Nzaui. In the 2009 census, all the four districts had a population of 884,527.[3]

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Makueni County.

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Local authorities (councils)

Wote	Town	56,419	5,542
Mtito Andei	Town	24,435	4,304
Makueni	County	690,691	18,689
Total	-	771,545	28,535
* 1999 census. Source:

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Administrative divisions

Kaiti	46,107	501	Kilala
Kalawa	14,039	0	Kalawa
Kasikeu	35,719	1,848	Kasikeu
Kathonzweni	65,738	0	Kathonzweni
Kibwezi	80,236	4,695	Kibwezi
Kilome	46,204	0	Mukaa
Kilungu	67,741	0	Mukaa
Kisau	50,510	1,905
Makindu	50,299	2,482	Makindu
Matiliku	38,867	0	Matiliku
Mbitini	48,729	3,266	Emali
Mbooni	55,984	1,786	Mbooni
Mtito Andei	66,663	3,966	Mtito Andei
Tulimani	32,717	0
Wote	40,353	4,708	Wote
Total	771,545	25,157	-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The district had five constituencies:

References

"Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
"46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
"The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 104. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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[1] "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[2] "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[3] "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 104. Retrieved 17 October 2023.