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'Kiambu District' is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kiambu. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi. The district has a population of 744.010 [1].
The district is predominantly rural, but its urban population is soaring as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the district.
In 2007 Kiambu District is set to be subdivided into two, namely Kiambu East and Kiambu West. Kiambu West district will take Limuru, Lari and Kikuyu divisions [2], with Limuru as its district capital.

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Local authorities

Administrative divisions

Constituencies

See also

Local authorities

Authority	Type	Population ★	Urban pop. ★
Kiambu	Municipality	72,139	13,814
Limuru	Municipality	70,765	4,141
Karuri	Town	100,506	19,746
Kikuyu	Town	165,594	4,104
Kiambu county	County	335,006	5,319

Administrative divisions

Division	Population ★	Urban pop. ★	Headquarters
Githunguri	136,554	8,831	Githunguri
Kiambaa	188,055	22,861	Kiambu
Kikuyu	194,521	3,724	Kikuyu
Lari	111,302	0
Limuru	113,578	3,708	Limuru

Constituencies

The district has five constituencies:

★ Githunguri

★ Kiambaa

★ Kabete

★ Limuru

★ Lari

See also

★ Kabete

★ Kijabe