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Eastern Province (Kenya)

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The Eastern Province (Swahili: Mashariki) of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. The provincial capital was Embu.

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Eastern Province
Mkoa wa Mashariki
Former Province
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Location of the Former Province in Kenya.
Coordinates: 0°0′N 38°0′E
Country Kenya
No. of Counties:8
CapitalEmbu
Area
 • Total
140,698.6 km2 (54,324.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
5,668,123[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
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Mount Kenya was found in the former Eastern Province (capital Embu; click map to enlarge)

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On 16 July 2009, the province was sub-divided into three: Lower Eastern with Machakos as headquarters, Central Eastern with Embu as headquarters, and Upper Eastern with Marsabit as headquarters; however, those changes never took effect due to the political wrangles in the Kenyan coalition government at the time. The sub-division of provinces was carried out in seven provinces of Kenya, excluding Nairobi. As of March 2013 after the Kenyan general election, 2013, the Eastern Province was subdivided into eight counties, namely:

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CodeCountyArea (km2)Population
census 2009		Capital
10Marsabit66,923.1291,166Marsabit
11Isiolo25,336.1143,294Isiolo
12Meru7,0031,356,301Meru
13Tharaka-Nithi2,609.5365,330Chuka
14Embu2,555.9516,212Embu
15Kitui24,385.11,012,709Kitui
16Machakos5,952.91,098,584Machakos
17Makueni8,008.9884,527Wote
Totals140,698.65,668,123-
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The province was principally inhabited by the Meru, Kamba, Embu, and several pastoralist communities. In 1979, its population was 2.7 million; in 1999, 4,631,779 (according to the 1999 census) and in 2009 the province would have had a population of 5,668,123.[2] In terms of area, it was the second largest province at (140,698.6 km2) in Kenya.

Geography

Eastern Province of Kenya includes the Chalbi Desert, Mount Kenya, and the eastern half of Lake Turkana. The climate in the region is arid to semi-arid. Its most important permanent river is Ewaso Ng'iro.

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