Maragua District
# Maragua District

Maragua District was a former district of Kenya, located in the defunct Central Province. Its capital was the town of Maragua. In 1999, Maragua District had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 $km^2$ . Maragua district was created in September 1996, when it was split from Muranga District.

In 2010, Maragua District was merged into Muranga County.

## District subdivisions

Local authorities (councils) :

| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
| - | - | - | - |
| Maragua | Town | 39,697 | 30,433 |
| Kandara | Town | 28,840 | 840 |
| Makuyu | Town | 53,223 | 176 |
| Maragua County | County | 278,522 | 4,932 |
| Total | - | 387,969 | 10,234 |
| * 1999 census. Source: |||||

Administrative divisions :

| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kandara | 157,454 | 1,883 | Kandara |
| Kigumo | 78,678 | 1,568 | Kigumo |
| Makuyu | 58,273 | 1,597 | Makuyu |
| Maragua | 93,564 | 3,300 | Maragua |
| Total | 387,969 | 8,348 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: , , ||||

## Electoral constituencies

The district had three constituencies:

* Maragua Constituency
* Kandara Constituency
* Kigumo Constituency
