Samburu(025)

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Samburu(025)

Samburu County is a county in the former Rift Valley ProvinceKenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the SamburuTurkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 310,327.

Within Samburu County are the towns of Maralal (capital and largest town),BaragoiArchers PostSouth HorrWambaLodosoit, and Kisima.

It also includes the Samburu National ReserveBisanadi National Reserve, and Buffalo Springs National ReserveMount Ng'iroNdoro MountainsMathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest.

The main access road to Samburu County is the A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmaced from Rumuruti up to Maralal.

There is a town named Samburu in Kwale County also in Kenya, but it is not related to Samburu County or Samburu people.

Stats
County No.

County No.
025

County Number
County Map

Square Kilometres
20,182.5

Square Kilometres
County Population

Population
310,327

Population

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