Keiyo District

Keiyo District (also known as Elgeyo district or Elgeiyo) is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994, when Elgeyo/Marakwet-District was split into two, the other half is Marakwet District of today. Keiyo District has a population of 143.865 [1]. Its capital is located in the Iten/Tambach town.

Local people are mostly of the Keiyo Tribe. Some famous Kenyan runners come from the district, including Saif Saaeed Shaheen (born Stephen Cherono). The area is used by local and foreign athletes for high-altitude training.

Mining of fluorite by the Kenya Fluorspar Company is the largest industry in the district ^[1][2]

Contents 1 Local authorities 2 Administrative divisions 3 Constituencies 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Local authorities

Keiyo District has two local authorities:

• Iten/Tambach town (population: 31,813; urban population: 3,968)
• Keiyo county council (population: 112,052; urban population: 1,868)

Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Chepkorio	67,062	811	Chepkorio (Mosop)
Kamariny	37,773	3831	Iten
Soy	20,354	926
Tambach	18,676	0	Tambach
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

Constituencies

The district has two constituencies:

• Keiyo North Constituency
• Keiyo South Constituency

See also

• Kaptarakwa, a village in the Chapkorio division of Keiyo District
• Kimwarer, a town in the Soy Division of Keiyo district

References

External links

• Kalenjin Online - Keiyo District
• Keiyo Heritage - Keiyo District
• [4]

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Coordinates: 0°31′00″N 35°30′00″E / 0.516667°N 35.5°E / 0.516667; 35.5