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Kenya Map

Every county, city and town in Kenya on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and counties above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a county to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Printable maps of Kenya

Free to print for class and home: Kenya with its cities and towns, a map of its counties, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

Kenya map with cities

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Kenya counties map

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Blank map of Kenya

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Key facts

Capital
Nairobi
Largest city
Nairobi (4,397,073)
Population
47,564,296 (2019)
Area
580,876 km² (224,277 sq mi)
Counties of Kenya
47
Most populous county
Nairobi (4,397,073)
Largest county by area
Marsabit, 70,944 km² (27,392 sq mi)
Map of Kenya with its largest cities
Map of Kenya with its largest cities

About Kenya

Kenya has 47 counties and about 47,564,296 people (2019) on 580,876 km² (224,277 sq mi). Nairobi is both the capital and the largest city, with 4,397,073 people. It borders Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

Nairobi is the most populous county (4,397,073 people) and Lamu the least (143,920); Marsabit is the largest by area (70,944 km²) and Mombasa the smallest (220 km²).

Largest cities in Kenya

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 92 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

#CityCountyPopulation
1NairobiNairobi4,397,073
2MombasaMombasa1,208,333
3NakuruNakuru570,674
4RuiruKiambu490,120
5EldoretUasin Gishu475,716
6KisumuKisumu397,957
7KikuyuKiambu323,881
8ThikaKiambu251,407
9NaivashaNakuru198,444
10KaruriKiambu194,342
11Ongata RongaiKajiado172,569
12GarissaGarissa163,399
13KitaleTrans-Nzoia162,174
14JujaKiambu156,041
15KitengelaKajiado154,436
16KiambuKiambu147,870
17MalindiKilifi119,859
18ManderaMandera114,718
19KisiiKisii112,417
20KakamegaKakamega107,227
21NgongKajiado102,323
22MtwapaKilifi90,677
23WajirWajir90,116
24LodwarTurkana82,970
25LimuruKiambu81,316

Populations are those of the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (census night of 24/25 August 2019), by county, and county areas are KNBS's land areas. Cities and towns are the census's urban centres, each with its core-urban and peri-urban population; Kapenguria is the census's urban centre of Makutano. Nairobi is both a county and the capital. The Ilemi Triangle, administered by Kenya and claimed by South Sudan, is drawn as part of Turkana, as in Kenya's own boundaries and census.

Counties of Kenya

All 47 counties. Select one to show it on the map.

Counties of Kenya. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Kabarnet666,76310,976
Bomet875,6892,531
Bungoma1,670,5703,024
Busia893,6811,696
Iten454,4803,032
Embu608,5992,821
Garissa841,35344,736
Homa Bay1,131,9503,152
Isiolo268,00225,351
Kajiado1,117,84021,871
Kakamega1,867,5793,020
Kericho901,7772,436
Kiambu2,417,7352,539
Kilifi1,453,78712,540
Kerugoya610,4111,478
Kisii1,266,8601,323
Kisumu1,155,5742,085
Kitui1,136,18730,430
Kwale866,8208,267
Rumuruti518,5609,532
Lamu143,9206,253
Machakos1,421,9326,043
Wote987,6538,170
Mandera867,45725,940
Marsabit459,78570,944
Meru1,545,7147,006
Migori1,116,4362,614
Mombasa1,208,333220
Murang'a1,056,6402,524
Nairobi4,397,073704
Nakuru2,162,2027,462
Kapsabet885,7112,856
Narok1,157,87317,950
Nyamira605,576897
Ol Kalou638,2893,286
Nyeri759,1643,325
Maralal310,32721,065
Siaya993,1832,530
Mwatate340,67117,152
Hola315,94337,950
Kathwana393,1772,564
Kitale990,3412,495
Lodwar926,97668,233
Eldoret1,163,1863,392
Mbale590,013564
Wajir781,26356,773
Kapenguria621,2419,123

Quizzes and worksheets

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Sources

  • Counties: Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), county boundaries, as published by UN OCHA on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (Kenya COD-AB, cod-ab-ken, 2019).
  • Populations and land areas: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume I, table 2.4 (knbs.or.ke).
  • Cities and towns: KNBS, 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume II, table 2.5 (population by urban centre).
  • County headquarters: State Department for Devolution, Devolution Knowledge Hub (knowledgehub.devolution.go.ke).
  • Town locations: US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, GEOnet Names Server.
  • Roads: Kenya Roads Board (KRB), road network 2017, via the World Bank's ENERGYDATA.INFO (CC BY 4.0).