Makueni District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Wote. The district had a population of 771,545 (1999 census) and an area of 7,966 km2.
Makueni District was hived off Machakos District in 1992. It was later split into four smaller districts of Makueni, Mbooni, Kibwezi and Nzaui. In the 2009 census, all the four districts had a population of 884,527.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Makueni County.
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Wote Town 56,419 5,542 Mtito Andei Town 24,435 4,304 Makueni County 690,691 18,689 Total - 771,545 28,535
Administrative divisions Division Population*Urban pop.*Headquarters Kaiti 46,107 501 Kilala Kalawa 14,039 0 Kalawa Kasikeu 35,719 1,848 Kasikeu Kathonzweni 65,738 0 Kathonzweni Kibwezi 80,236 4,695 Kibwezi Kilome 46,204 0 Mukaa Kilungu 67,741 0 Mukaa Kisau 50,510 1,905 Makindu 50,299 2,482 Makindu Matiliku 38,867 0 Matiliku Mbitini 48,729 3,266 Emali Mbooni 55,984 1,786 Mbooni Mtito Andei 66,663 3,966 Mtito Andei Tulimani 32,717 0 Wote 40,353 4,708 Wote Total 771,545 25,157 -
The district had five constituencies: Mbooni Constituency Kilome Constituency Kaiti Constituency Makueni Constituency Kibwezi Constituency
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