Maragua District was a former
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Kenya
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, located in the defunct
Central Province. Its capital was the town of
Maragua
Maragua is a town in the Muranga County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. In 1999, Maragua town had an urban population of 4,286 a ...
. In 1999, Maragua District had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 km
2 Maragua district was created in September 1996, when it was split from
Muranga District
Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Giku ...
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In 2010, Maragua District was merged into
Muranga County
Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Giku ...
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District subdivisions
Electoral constituencies
The district had three constituencies:
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Maragua Constituency Maragua Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Muranga County. It was one of three constituencies in the former Maragua District, Central Province (Kenya), Central Province. ...
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Kandara Constituency Kandara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Muranga County
Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly ref ...
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Kigumo Constituency
Kigumo Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the seven districts of Muranga County. It was previously one of three constituencies in the former Maragua District
Maragua District was a former district of Kenya, located i ...
External links
Kenya National Mapping
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Former districts of Kenya