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Kenya

Cities of Kenya

Cities listed

119

Nairobi

largest city

57.5M

national population

119 of 119 listed cities

Cities listed

119

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Nairobi

4,397,073 people

Capital

Nairobi

National capital

National population

57,532,493

Largest city is 7.6%

The 100 Largest Cities in Kenya

Sortable and searchable. The remaining 19 cities are listed by region below.

100 cities


1	Nairobi	Nairobi County	4,397,073	7.6%
2	Kakamega	Kakamega County	1,867,579	3.2%
3	Mombasa	Mombasa County	1,208,333	2.1%
4	Nakuru	Nakuru County	570,674	1%
5	Ruiru	Kiambu County	490,120	0.9%
6	Eldoret	Uasin Gishu County	475,716	0.8%
7	Kisumu	Kisumu County	397,957	0.7%
8	Kikuyu	Kiambu County	323,881	0.6%
9	Thika	Nairobi County	251,407	0.4%
10	Naivasha	Nakuru County	198,444	0.3%
11	Karuri	Kiambu County	194,342	0.3%
12	Karuri	Murang'A	194,342	0.3%
13	Matuga	Kwale County	194,252	0.3%
14	Mwala	Machakos County	181,896	0.3%
15	Ongata Rongai	Kajiado County	172,569	0.3%
16	Jomvu	Mombasa County	163,415	0.3%
17	Garissa	Garissa County	163,399	0.3%
18	Kitale	Trans Nzoia	162,174	0.3%
19	Limuru	Kiambu County	159,314	0.3%
20	Juja	Kiambu County	156,041	0.3%
21	Kitengela	Kajiado County	154,436	0.3%
22	Kiambu	Kiambu County	147,870	0.3%
23	Mlolongo	Machakos County	136,351	0.2%
24	Malindi	Kilifi County	119,859	0.2%
25	Mandera	Mandera County	114,718	0.2%
26	Khwisero	Kakamega County	113,294	0.2%
27	Kisii	Kisii County	112,417	0.2%
28	Ngong	Kajiado County	102,323	0.2%
29	Mtwapa	Kilifi County	90,677	0.2%
30	Wajir	Wajir County	90,116	0.2%
31	Lodwar	Turkana County	82,970	0.1%
32	Athi River	Machakos County	81,302	0.1%
33	Meru	Meru County	80,191	0.1%
34	Nyeri	Nyeri County	80,081	0.1%
35	Isiolo	Isiolo County	78,650	0.1%
36	Ukunda	Kwale County	77,686	0.1%
37	Kiserian	Kajiado County	76,903	0.1%
38	Kilifi	Kilifi County	74,270	0.1%
39	Nanyuki	Laikipia	72,813	0.1%
40	Busia	Busia County	71,886	0.1%
41	Migori	Migori County	71,668	0.1%
42	Bungoma	Bungoma County	68,031	0.1%
43	Narok	Narok County	65,430	0.1%
44	Embu	Embu County	64,979	0.1%
45	Machakos	Machakos County	63,767	0.1%
46	Githunguri	Kiambu County	63,319	0.1%
47	Githunguri	Machakos County	63,319	0.1%
48	El Wak	Mandera County	60,732	0.1%
49	Gilgil	Nakuru County	60,711	0.1%
50	Upper Gilgil	Nyandarua County	60,711	0.1%
51	Mbale	Vihiga County	60,000	0.1%
52	Kimilili	Bungoma County	56,050	0.1%
53	Kapenguria	West Pokot County	56,000	0.1%
54	Kericho	Kericho County	53,804	0.1%
55	Voi	Taita Taveta	53,353	0.1%
56	Imara Daima Estate	Nairobi County	52,837	0.1%
57	Wanguru	Kirinyaga County	51,722	0.1%
58	Habaswein	Wajir County	49,599	0.1%
59	Molo	Nakuru County	48,356	0.1%
60	Moyale	Marsabit County	47,850	0.1%
61	Ol Kalou	Nyandarua County	47,795	0.1%
62	Mumias	Kakamega County	45,485	0.1%
63	Homa Bay	Homa Bay County	44,949	0.1%
64	Kinoi	Machakos County	44,086	0.1%
65	Kenol	Murang'A	44,086	0.1%
66	Masalani	Tana River County	43,642	0.1%
67	Murang’a	Murang'A	43,314	0.1%
68	Webuye	Bungoma County	42,642	0.1%
69	Njoro	Nakuru County	42,173	0.1%
70	Iten	Marakwet District	42,000	0.1%
71	Kapsabet	Nandi	41,997	0.1%
72	Lugulu	Busia County	40,894	0.1%
73	Tetu	Nyeri County	39,293	0.1%
74	Nyahururu	Laikipia	37,650	0.1%
75	Marsabit	Marsabit County	36,289	0.1%
76	Ramu	Mandera County	35,644	0.1%
77	Siaya	Siaya County	33,153	0.1%
78	Mariakani	Kilifi County	31,715	0.1%
79	Maralal	Samburu County	31,350	0.1%
80	Mairo Inya	Nyandarua County	30,527	0.1%
81	Rongai	Nakuru County	30,471	0.1%
82	Kerugoya	Kirinyaga County	30,045	0.1%
83	Kitui	Kitui County	29,062	0.1%
84	Makutano	West Pokot County	28,469	0%
85	Elburgon	Nakuru County	28,359	0%
86	Watamu	Kilifi County	27,857	0%
87	Lamu	Lamu	25,385	0%
88	Kajiado	Kajiado County	24,678	0%
89	Kabarnet	Baringo	24,661	0%
90	Nyamira	Nyamira county	24,483	0%
91	Isebania	Migori County	23,891	0%
92	Karatina	Nyeri County	23,552	0%
93	Kakuma	Turkana County	22,984	0%
94	Lafey	Mandera County	22,882	0%
95	Bondo	Siaya County	22,712	0%
96	Chuka	Tharaka - Nithi	22,388	0%
97	Kihancha	Migori County	22,194	0%
98	Maua	Meru County	22,121	0%
99	Taveta	Taita Taveta	22,018	0%
100	Takaba	Mandera County	21,517	0%

Every City in Kenya, by Region

46 regions. 7 have their own page; the rest are listed here in full.

Nakuru County8 cities

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Nakuru 570,674
Naivasha 198,444
Gilgil 60,711
Molo 48,356
Njoro 42,173
Rongai 30,471
Elburgon 28,359
Maai Mahiu 20,823

Kiambu County7 cities

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Ruiru 490,120
Kikuyu 323,881
Karuri 194,342
Limuru 159,314
Juja 156,041
Kiambu 147,870
Githunguri 63,319

Machakos County6 cities

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Mwala 181,896
Mlolongo 136,351
Athi River 81,302
Machakos 63,767
Githunguri 63,319
Kinoi 44,086

Kajiado County5 cities

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Ongata Rongai 172,569
Kitengela 154,436
Ngong 102,323
Kiserian 76,903
Kajiado 24,678

Kilifi County5 cities

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Malindi 119,859
Mtwapa 90,677
Kilifi 74,270
Mariakani 31,715
Watamu 27,857

Mandera County5 cities

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Mandera 114,718
El Wak 60,732
Ramu 35,644
Lafey 22,882
Takaba 21,517

Migori County5 cities

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Migori 71,668
Isebania 23,891
Kihancha 22,194
Rongo 20,688
Awendo 16,815

Makueni County4 cities

Makueni Boma 20,681
Wote 19,725
Emali 18,325
Makindu 15,038

Bungoma County3 cities

Bungoma 68,031
Kimilili 56,050
Webuye 42,642

Busia County3 cities

Busia 71,886
Lugulu 40,894
Malaba 15,581

Homa Bay County3 cities

Homa Bay 44,949
Oyugis 19,947
Awendo 16,815

Kakamega County3 cities

Kakamega 1,867,579
Khwisero 113,294
Mumias 45,485

Kwale County3 cities

Matuga 194,252
Ukunda 77,686
Mazeras 16,254

Murang'A3 cities

Karuri 194,342
Kenol 44,086
Murang’a 43,314

Nairobi County3 cities

Nairobi 4,397,073
Thika 251,407
Imara Daima Estate 52,837

Nyandarua County3 cities

Upper Gilgil 60,711
Ol Kalou 47,795
Mairo Inya 30,527

Nyeri County3 cities

Nyeri 80,081
Tetu 39,293
Karatina 23,552

Baringo2 cities

Kabarnet 24,661
Eldama Ravine 21,385

Isiolo County2 cities

Isiolo 78,650
Garba Tula 17,443

Kirinyaga County2 cities

Wanguru 51,722
Kerugoya 30,045

Kisii County2 cities

Kisii 112,417
Ogembo 20,000

Kisumu County2 cities

Kisumu 397,957
Muhoroni 15,217

Kitui County2 cities

Kitui 29,062
Mwingi 17,025

Laikipia2 cities

Nanyuki 72,813
Nyahururu 37,650

Marsabit County2 cities

Moyale 47,850
Marsabit 36,289

Meru County2 cities

Meru 80,191
Maua 22,121

Mombasa County2 cities

Mombasa 1,208,333
Jomvu 163,415

Siaya County2 cities

Siaya 33,153
Bondo 22,712

Taita Taveta2 cities

Voi 53,353
Taveta 22,018

Tana River County2 cities

Masalani 43,642
Hola 20,912

Trans Nzoia2 cities

Kitale 162,174
Kiminini 16,560

Turkana County2 cities

Lodwar 82,970
Kakuma 22,984

Uasin Gishu County2 cities

Eldoret 475,716
Moi‘s Bridge 16,355

Wajir County2 cities

Wajir 90,116
Habaswein 49,599

West Pokot County2 cities

Kapenguria 56,000
Makutano 28,469

Embu County1 city

Embu 64,979

Garissa County1 city

Garissa 163,399

Kericho County1 city

Kericho 53,804

Lamu1 city

Lamu 25,385

Marakwet District1 city

Iten 42,000

Nandi1 city

Kapsabet 41,997

Narok County1 city

Narok 65,430

Nyamira county1 city

Nyamira 24,483

Samburu County1 city

Maralal 31,350

Tharaka - Nithi1 city

Chuka 22,388

Vihiga County1 city

Mbale 60,000

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