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 .Districts of Kenya 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
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 -
Electoral constituencies The district had three constituencies: Maragua Constituency Kandara Constituency Kigumo Constituency
References
External links Kenya National Mapping