Locations are a type of administrative region in
Kenya
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. Locations are a third level subdivision below
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
and
sub-counties. Locations are further subdivided into sub-locations.
Gridded Population of the World: Kenya
/ref> At the 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya.[Central Bureaus of Statistics (Kenya)]
Census cartography: The Kenyan Experience
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Each division in Kenya is divided into some locations. Locations often, but not necessarily, coincide with electoral wards. Locations are usually named after their central village or town. Many larger towns consist of several locations.
Each location has a chief, appointed by the state.
References
{{Articles on third-level administrative divisions of countries
Subdivisions of Kenya