"Laikipia" redirects here. For other uses, see Laikipia (disambiguation).
County in Kenya
Laikipia County
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Kenya
Country
Kenya
Formed
4 March 2013
Capital
Rumuruti
Government
• Governor
Joshua Irungu
Area
• Total
8,696.1 km2 (3,357.6 sq mi)
Population
(2019)
• Total
518,560[1]
Time zone
UTC+3 (EAT)
Website
laikipia.go.ke
Laikipia County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the Country. Laikipia is a cosmopolitan County and is Listed as County number 31. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its County government headquarters town is Rumuruti.[2] The County lies between latitudes 0° 18" South and 0° 51" North and between longitudes 36° 11" and 37° 24' East. It borders Samburu County to the North, Isiolo County to the North East, Meru County to the East, Nyeri County to the South East, Nyandarua County to the South, Nakuru County to the South West and Baringo County to the West.[3]
Economic activities in the county consist mainly of tourism and agriculture, chiefly grain crops, ranching and greenhouse horticulture.
The county encompasses the high, dry Laikipia Plateau, and has a cool, temperate climate with both rainy and dry seasons.[4]
^"Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
^MUNYEKI, JAMES. "Laikipia county headquaters [sic] to be moved to Rumuruti". The Standard. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022. Laikipia County Government. 2018. p. 13.
^Laikipia, County Government of. "Living in Laikipia". County Government of Laikipia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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