The fact sheet provides socio-economic data of the county at a glance as at 2012.
Table: 9 County Fact Sheet
Information Category |
Statistics |
Total Area (km²) |
1,332.7 |
Water mass (km²) |
18.4 |
Gazetted Forests (no.) |
- |
Non-gazetted Forest coverage in Ha |
228.4 |
National Parks/Reserves |
- |
Arable land (km²) |
1,260.34 |
Non-arable land (km²) |
190.66 |
Total urban areas(km²) |
136.8 |
No. of towns |
11 |
Topography and climate Lowest altitude(m above sea level) Highest altitude(m above sea level) |
1200 2100 |
Temperature Range High Low |
27 21 |
Rainfall High (mm) Low (mm) |
2100 1200 |
Demographic profiles (2012) Total Population Total Male population Total female population Sex ratio |
1,226,873 536,062 640,811 0.84:1 |
Projected population 2015 2017 |
1,306,653 1,362,779 |
Infant Population (under 1): 2012 Female Male Total |
23,309 23,464 46,773
|
Population Under five: 2012 Female Male Total |
112,971 113,909 226,880 |
Pre-school Population (3-5 years: 2012 Female Male Total |
57,033 58,043 115,076 |
Primary School age groups 6-13 years): 2012 Female Male Total |
161,795 151,049 312,844 |
Secondary School age group (14-17 years: 2012 Female Male Total |
65,493 66,328 131,821 |
Dependency Ratio % (2012) |
71 |
Youth population 15-30 yrs): 2012 Female Male Total |
211,163 173,981 385,143 |
Labour force (16-64 yrs):2012 Female Male Total |
376,514 318,510 695,024 |
Female reproductive (15-49 yrs): 2012 |
334,725 |
Aged population 65+ yrs): 2012 Female Male |
25,981 19,235 45,216 |
Eligible voting population: 2012 Name of constituency: Kitutu Chache Nyaribari Chache Nyaribari Masaba Bonchari Bomachoge Bobasi South Mugirango Total (County) 18+ yrs) |
123,166 67,713 63,707 59,818 110,728 99,199 83,997 608,328 |
Registered voters |
512,085 |
Urban population: 2012 Female Male Total |
139,957 131,762 271,719 |
Rural Population: 2012 Female Male Total |
461,861 418,702 880,563 |
Population Density (persons/km²) : 2012 Highest (Kitutu Chache) Lowest (Nyaribari Masaba) County |
1,121.0 811.3 907.2
|
Crude Birth rate/1000 |
42 |
Crude Death rate/1000 |
12 |
Infant mortality rate (IMR)/1000 |
90 |
Child mortality rate (CMR)/1000 |
52 |
Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR)/1000 |
75 |
Life expectancy 2012 Male Female Average |
48 52 50 |
Total number of households |
61,922 |
Average households size 2012 |
6 |
Female headed household (%) |
33 |
Distribution of Population by disability Type (%) Foot missing Lame Blind Deaf Dumb Mental Paralyzed Other Percentage of Physically challenged |
- - 32.8 1 14.1 1 4.9 48.1 10,310 5 |
Poverty Indicators Absolute poverty:- Percentage Number |
49.6 564,618 |
Contribution to national poverty (%) |
1.45 |
Urban poor: Percentage Number |
57.15 155,287 |
Rural Poor Percentage Number |
64.1 564,440 |
Food Poverty:- Percentage Number |
60 574,988 |
Sectoral contribution the household incomes in % Formal sector Informal sector |
30 70 |
Percentage of employment per sector Formal Sector Informal Sector |
25 60 |
Crop farming Average farm size (small scale) (ha) Average farm size (large scale( (ha) Percentage of farmers with title deeds (%) Total acreage under food crops (acres) Total acreage under cash crops (acres) Total acreage under soil/land conservation (ha) Total acreage under farm forestry (acres) Total average under organic farming Main storage facilities in percentages Farm level stores NCPB |
0.75 3.71 44.3 84,440 217,292 - - -
60 1 |
Livestock farming: Number of Ranches Company ranches Group ranches Average size of ranches Main livestock bred Cattle Sheep Goats Camels Donkeys Pigs Bee Hives Indigenous chicken Commercial Chicken Land carrying capacity Total Number of Ranches Bee apiaries Bee hives |
- - - -
306,037 24,763 87,847 - 6447 2,302 9,503 1,026,431 311,760
|
Milk production Quantity (M. litres) Value (millions) |
134.15 2,683 |
Beef production per day in tones |
7 |
Mutton production: Quantity (tones) Value(million) |
125.16 20,257.12 |
Egg production: Quantity (no.) Value (million) |
652,153 45,301,788
|
Poultry meat production: Quantity (tones) Value (millions) |
268.52 5370.04 |
Honey production: Quantity (Kg) Value (million) |
15729 4,718,700 |
Pork Production Quantity (tones) Value (million) |
16.5 3,300 |
Fish farming: Fish farmers (No.) Number of fish farm families Fish ponds (No.) Area of fish pond (m²) Main species of fish Tilapia Cat Fish Total harvest in 2011(Kg) |
677 10358 3100 930,000
52,089 |
Fishing gear: Fishing nets Hooks Traps Fishing Boats |
3,200 21,000 3,500 0 |
Fish harvest: Weight (kg) Value (Kshs) |
9737 685,039 |
on forestry cover in Ha |
228.4 |
Environment |
|
Number of EIAs endorsed Number of Environment audits executed Number of solid waste management sites Number of hill tops and slopes mountain area protected Hilltops Slopes Mountains Number of rivers, lake and wetlands protected Rivers Wetlands Number of quarry sites renovated Number of climate change adaptation projects. programs
|
51 150 1 3 2 -
4 6 -
|
Cooperative Number of cooperative societies Rural SACCOs Multipurpose Societies Jua Kali Societies Urban SACCOs Total Active Cooperative societies Dormant cooperative societies |
18 4 2 27 50 80 53 |
Total registered membership |
59,715 |
Rural SACCOs Multipurpose societies Urban SACCOs Turn over by type (Kshs. Millions) Rural SACCOs Multipurpose Societies Urban SACCOs Total |
53265 247 23
507,719,999 3,165,554 1,670,563,477 2,181,449,030 |
Health: Number of health posts and respective bed capacities 1 Public Referral Hospital 8 Public District Hospital18 Public Health Centres 71 Public Dispensary 10 Private Clinics 6 Private Hospitals 5 Mission Hospitals 7 Mission dispensary 6 Private Dispensary 1 Mission Health Centre Doctor/population ratio Nurse/population ratio HIV Prevalence Antenatal care (ANC) (New) Health facility deliveries Contraceptive acceptance (%) Children: vaccination fully immunized child (%) |
350 320 220 157 50 1,200 250 24 15 42 1:500,000 1:10,000 5.4 36,316 22,955 70 80 |
Average Distance to the nearest Health facility in km Place of Delivery (%) Hospital Health Centre Dispensary Clinic Maternity Home At Home Delivery assistant (%): Doctor Midwife/Nurse TBA Trained TBA Self Other |
2 2 27.6 15.9 16.6 1.0 38.0
9.3 51.0 11.3 3.5 4.1 20.0 |
Morbidity Rates (%) Male Female Total (county) |
22.7 27.4 25.1 |
Malaria Control: Children Under 5 who slept under bed net (%) Treated net Untreated net |
70 46.7 23.3 |
Five Most prevalent diseases (%) Malaria Fever Diarrhea Urinary Tract infection Skin disease Pneumonia Respiratory disease |
55.4 4.1 17.5 2.4 2.3 5.2 |
Education Pre-school No. of ECD centres No. of ECD teachers Teacher/pupil ratio Gross enrolment Boys Girls Net enrolment Boys Girls Drop-out rate (%) Average years of attendance (yrs) Transition rate |
904 1,184 1:49 41,500 20,500 21,000 41,239 20,239 21,000 11 8 |
Primary School: Number of primary schools Public Private Number of teachers Teacher/pupil ratio Net enrolment Boys Girls Gross enrolment Boys Girls Completion rate (%) Average years of attendance (yrs) Transition rate (%) |
467 357 1106,278 311,700 1:50 152,733 158,967 312,010 154,355 159,125 99.8 8 90 |
0-500m 500m-1 km 1.1.Km -2.9 km 5 km or more |
20.3 31.8 32.2 15.8 |
Secondary Schools: Number of secondary schools Number of teachers Teacher/pupil ratio Net enrolment Male Female Drop-out rate (%) Average years of attendance (yrs) Gross enrolment rate Boys Girls
Community distribution by distance to nearest Public Secondary School 0-500m 500 – 1 km 1.1 km – 2.9 km 1.2 5 km or more |
334 3,940 1:48 189,120 104,016 85,104
33 4 280,530 154,292 126,238
13.2 49 30.7 7.1 |
Tertiary Institutions: Public Universities Private Universities University Campuses/Colleges National Polytechnics, Science & Technology Institutes Other Public Colleges Private accredited Colleges Private non- accredited colleges |
- - 9
1 1 7 -
|
Adult Literacy: Number of adult literacy classes Enrolment Average Attendance Literacy rate (%) Ability to read: Can read (%) Cannot read (%) Ability to write: Can write (%) Cannot write (%) Ability to read and write: Can read and write (%) Cannot read and write (%)
|
117 4852 2683 88.5
88.5 11.3
87.8 13.6
87.8 11.3
|
Water and Irrigation Distance to the nearest water point in km Percentage of households connected to piped water Percentage of households accessing clean water Number of boreholes Number of households connected to the sewerage system (%) Pit latrine coverage (%) |
2 15 70 30 13 96 |
Energy: Households with electricity connection Trading centres connected with electricity (%) Schools connected with electricity (%) Health facilities connected to electricity Households using wood fuel (%) Household distribution by main cooking fuel (%) Firewood Grass Paraffin Electricity Gas (LPG) Charcoal Biomass residue Biogas Other Household distribution by Main lighting fuel (%) Firewood Grass Paraffin Electricity Solar Gas (LPG) Dry Cell (Torch) Candles Household distribution by cooking appliance (%) Type: Traditional store fire Improved traditional stone fire Ordinary Jiko Improved Jiko Kerosene Stove Gas Cooker Electric cooker Other |
20,965 28 45 50 91
91 - 25 28 30 35 1 1
3.5 - 86.3 28 1 2 1 86.82.24.24.90.4 1.5 0.3
|
Transport & Communication Road length: Classified Roads Bitumen surface (kms) Gravel surface (kms) Earth surface (kms) Total Non-classified roads(km)
Number of landlines telephone connections (%) Mobile network coverage (%) No. of cyber Cafes No. of private courier services Number of Post Offices Number of sub-post offices Licensed stamp vendors Community distribution by distance to nearest post office (%) 0-500m 500m-1 km 1-2.9 km 3-4.9km 5 km and more
|
170.8 292.6 669.2 1132.6
435
10 90 20 5 6 1 27
0.8 7.3 1.9 8.2 81.8
|
Wholesale, Retail, Trade & Industry
No. of Trading Centres Registered Retail traders Registered wholesale traders Industry Bakeries Manufacturing industries (No.) Total production by industries Total consumption Surplus/deficiency Jua Kali Associations Jua Kali Artisans One Star hotel Unclassified Financial Services Commercial Banks Micro-finance institutions Village banks Insurance companies/Branches |
77 3,234 321
4 5
10 1,543
12
12 6
8 |
Housing Household distribution by main wall materials (%) Stone Brick/Block Mud/Wood Mud/Cement Wood only Corrugated iron sheet Grass straw Tin Other Household distribution by Main type of floor materials (%) Cement Tiles Wood Earth Other Household distribution by Main roofing materials (%) Corrugate iron sheets Tiles Concrete Asbestos sheet Grass Makuti Government House by Category: Low Grade Middle Grade High Grade |
0.4 19.2 74.3 5.4 1 1 6.3 20
23.8 104 1.2 73.6
81.5 1.2 0.3 16.9
268 87 25 |
Tourism Number of tourist attraction sites Main wildlife Monkeys Porcupines Snakes |
5
30 55 125
|
HIV/AIDS: Number of trained VCT counselors Health facility based Private Number of VCT sites: Health facility based Private Average number tested per month Youth clubs and Youth friendly corners Number of institutions offering ARVs |
145 124 21 35 25 10 134 15 42 |
Justice, Governance, Law and Order Number of Police Stations
Number of victim support units Number of Prisons Number of Law Courts |
9
1 1 2 |
Community Development and social welfare No. of registered self help groups No. of registered women groups No. of registered Youth groups |
450 1000 1200 |