Nandi, Kenya
| Nandi County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location in Kenya |
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| Coordinates: 0°10′00″N 35°09′00″E / 0.166667°N 35.15°ECoordinates: 0°10′00″N 35°09′00″E / 0.166667°N 35.15°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Formed | March 4, 2013 |
| Capital and largest town | Kapsabet |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stephen Sang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,884.5 km2 (1,113.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 752,965 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Website | nandi |
Nandi County is in the North Rift of Kenya, occupying an area of 2,884.4 Km2. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot and Nandi Hills. According to a 2009 census, the county had a population of 752,965, made up of a number of Kenyan communities, the majority of whom belong to the native tribe called Nandi.
Geographically, the unique jug-shaped structure of Nandi County is bound by the Equator to the south and extends northwards to latitude 0034’N. The western boundary extends to west. The county's major area is covered by the Nandi Hills.
Historically, Nandi like other Kalenjin areas was divided into districts known as emotinwek (sing. emet). There were six emotinwek in Nandi which were Wareñg in the north, Masop in the East, Soiin (also known as Pelkut) in the south-east, Aldai and Chesume in the west and Em'gwen in the center.
The districts were further divided into divisions known as bororiōsiek (sing. bororiet) which were made up of several villages known as koret
Following the 11-year Nandi Resistance, the traditional system of governance came to an end in 1905 with the killing of Koitalel Arap Samoei at Ketbarak in Nandi Hills. This was followed by the subsequent absorption of Nandi into the East African Protectorate in 1905 and later into the Kenya Colony in 1920.
The Emet of Wareng was amalgamated into the Uasin Gishu district during the colonial period. It is today part of Uasin Gishu County and last bore its name as a county of Eldoret South Constituency. The Emet of Soiin would be appropriated for European occupation, as part of what were known as the white highlands, during the colonial period. It was later split in two and is today named after the Tinderet and Nandi Hills.
The county has six subcounties:
The county (2,884.5 km2 or 1,113.7 sq mi) is further sub-divided into 30 wards namely:
Nandi County occupies 2,884.4 square kilometres (1,113.7 sq mi) of land characterized by hilly topography that includes an outcrop of basement systems rocks. The dissected scarp at the southern border of the sub-county is another manifestation of rock exposure.
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