Machakos County

Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The country's first administrative headquarters are in Machakos Town, which is the largest town in the county. The county had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019. The county borders Nairobi and Kiambu counties to the west, Embu to the north, Kitui to the east, Makueni to the south, Kajiado to the south west, and Muranga and Kirinyaga to the north west.

Machakos County
Masaku
Road in Machakos County showing the landscape
Nickname: 
Masaku
Motto: 
"the Place to be"
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 01°14′S 37°23′E
Country Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
CapitalMachakos
Government
  GovernorWavinya Ndeti
  SpeakerAnn Kiusya
  SenatorAgnes Kavindu Muthama
  Women RepresentativeJoyce kamene
Area
  County6,043 km2 (2,333 sq mi)
Elevation
1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  County1,421,932
  Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
  Metro
150,041
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3
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