قسم ماراكويت
منطقة ماراكويت (Marakwet District)، هي منطقة إدارية في محافظة الوادي المتصدع، كينيا. عاصمتها هي بلدة كاپسوار. يبلغ عدد سكان ماراكويت 140.639 نسمة.[1] غالبية السكان من قبيلة ماراكويت.
The district was created in 1994 when Elgeyo-Marakwet District was split into Marakwet and Keiyo Districts in 1994. In 2010, the two districts were joined again to form Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Many famous Kenyan runners come from Marakwet, most notably Moses Kiptanui, Evans Rutto, Reuben Kosgei, Ezekiel Kemboi and Richard Chelimo.
The district has only one local authority, Marakwet County Council. Its population is thus the same as that of the district (140,629). The council and district have no population classified as urban (1999 census [2]).
The Marakwet district headquarters was located at the hilly town of Kapsowar. Other rural centres/towns are Chebiemit, Kapcherop, Cheptongei, Arroor, Chesongoch, Chesoi, Kipsaiya, Sisiya, Kapyego, Tot, Sangach, Kapchebau, Kakimiti, Meuno, Kamogo, Tirap, and Embobut Mosop.
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التقسيمات الإدارية
| القسم | السكان* | المركز | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chebiemit | 18,559 | Chebiemit | |
| Kapcherop | 39,328 | Kapcherop | |
| Kapsowar | 19,647 | Kapsowar | |
| Kapyego | 11,452 | Kapyego | |
| Tirap | 23,311 | Kapchebau | |
| Tot | 17,744 | Tot | |
| Tunyo | 10,588 | ||
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | |||
الدوائر الانتخابية
The district had two constituencies:
المصادر
- ^ "Status of Coverage of Communications Services" (PDF). Communications Commission of Kenya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ "Population of local authorities" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
Coordinates: 0°56′54″N 35°30′31″E / 0.94833°N 35.50861°E