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Narok County
County
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Flag of Narok County
Location in Kenya
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°15′S 35°37′E / 1.250°S 35.617°E / -1.250; 35.617
CountryNarok County Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
CapitalNarok
Government
 • GovernorPatrick Keturet Ole Ntutu
Area
 • Total17,921.2 km2 (6,919.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,157,873[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitenarok.go.ke

Narok County[2] 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.[3] 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 after winning in the 2022 elections and his Deputy is Tamalinye K. Koech.[citation needed]

Along with Kisii County, Narok County has been identified as having the highest level of practice of female genital mutilation in the country, despite the practice being outlawed in 2001.[4]

  1. ^ "Kenya Census 2009 – Census – Kenya". Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via Scribd.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Narok County Government | Kenya". narok.go.ke. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Narok County – County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2023". Maarifa Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ BBC News, "Kenyan Girls Flee Circumcision" (on circumcision), BBC News – In Pictures, 2003, webpage: BBC-News-In-Pictures-Kenya.

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