The following is a list of the most populous cities, municipalities and towns of Kenya. In Kenya there are only three incorporated cities but there are numerous municipalities and towns with significant urban populations. Two of the cities, Nairobi and Mombasa are cities whose county borders run the same as their city limits, so in a way they could be thought of as City-Counties.
Cities and towns in Kenya
List of cities and towns in Kenya
- Nairobi, Kenya’s capital and largest city
- Mombasa, Kenya’s oldest and second largest city
- Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city
- Nakuru, Kenya’s fourth largest city.
- Eldoret, Kenya’s fifth largest city and largest in the North Region
- Malindi, the second largest urban centre in the Coastal Region
Top 200 list
The list:
№ | City/ Town | Status | Population | County | Ref |
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Nairobi Metro | Metro | 6,547,547 | Nairobi Kajiado Machakos Kiambu | [1] | |
1. | Nairobi | City | 3,375,000 | Nairobi | [2] |
2. | Mombasa | City | 1,500,000 | Mombasa | [3] |
3. | Kisumu | City | 1,268,826 | Kisumu | [4] |
4. | Nakuru | Municipality | 500,000 | Nakuru | [4] |
5. | Eldoret | Municipality | 400,000 | Uasin Gishu | [4] |
6. | Kehancha | Municipality | 256,086 | Migori | [4] |
7. | Ruiru | Municipality | 238,858 | Kiambu | [4] |
8. | Kikuyu | Town Council | 233,231 | Kiambu | [4] |
9. | Kangundo–Tala | Town Council | 218,557 | Machakos | [4] |
10. | Malindi | Municipality | 207,253 | Kilifi | [4] |
11. | Naivasha | Municipality | 181,966 | Nakuru | [4] |
12. | Kitui | Municipality | 155,896 | Kitui | [4] |
13. | Machakos | Municipality | 150,041 | Machakos | [4] |
14. | Thika | Municipality | 139,853 | Kiambu | [4] |
15. | Athi River (Mavoko) | Municipality | 139,380 | Machakos | [4] |
16. | Karuri | Town Council | 129,934 | Kiambu | [4] |
17. | Nyeri | Municipality | 125,357 | Nyeri | [4] |
18. | Kilifi | Town Council | 122,899 | Kilifi | [4] |
19. | Garissa | Town Council | 119,696 | Garissa | [4] |
20. | Vihiga | Municipality | 118,696 | Vihiga | [4] |
21. | Wote | Municipality | 116,696 | Makueni | [4] |
21. | Mumias | Municipality | 116,358 | Kakamega | [4] |
22. | Bomet | Municipality | 110,963 | Bomet | [4] |
23. | Molo | Town Council | 107,806 | Nakuru | [4] |
24. | Ngong | Other Centre | 107,188 | Kajiado | [4] |
25. | Kitale | Municipality | 106,187 | Trans-Nzoia | [4] |
26. | Litein | Town Council | 104,600 | Kericho | [4] |
27. | Limuru | Municipality | 104,282 | Kiambu | [4] |
28. | Kericho | Municipality | 104,282 | Kericho | [4] |
29. | Kimilili | Municipality | 94,927 | Bungoma | [4] |
30. | Awasi | Other Centre | 93,369 | Kisumu | [4] |
31. | Kakamega | Municipality | 191,768 | Kakamega | [4] |
32. | Kapsabet | Municipality | 91,030 | Nandi | [4] |
33. | Mariakani | Town Council | 89,321 | Kilifi | [4] |
34. | Kiambu | Municipality | 188,869 | Kiambu | [4] |
35. | Mandera | Town Council | 87,692 | Mandera | [4] |
36. | Nyamira | Town Council | 84,239 | Nyamira | [4] |
37. | Mwingi | Town Council | 83,803 | Kitui | [4] |
38. | Kisii | Municipality | 183,000 | Kisii | [4] |
39. | Wajir | Other Centre | 82,800 | Wajir | [4] |
40. | Rongo | Town Council | 82,066 | Migori | [4] |
41. | Bungoma | Municipality | 81,151 | Bungoma | [4] |
42. | Ahero | Town Council | 76,828 | Kisumu | [4] |
43. | Nandi Hills | Town Council | 73,626 | Trans-Nzoia | [4] |
44. | Makuyu | Town Council | 71,913 | Murang’a | [4] |
45. | Kapenguria | Town Council | 71,477 | West Pokot | [4] |
46. | Taveta | Town Council | 67,505 | Taita-Taveta | |
47. | Narok | Town Council | 67,505 | Narok | [4] |
48. | Ol Kalou | Town Council | 66,015 | Nyandarua | [4] |
49. | Kakuma | Other Centre | 65,814 | Turkana | [4] |
50. | Webuye | Municipality | 65,280 | Bungoma | [4] |
51. | Malaba | Town Council | 63,324 | Busia | [4] |
52. | Mbita Point | Town Council | 62,974 | Homa Bay | [4] |
53. | Ukunda | Other Centre | 62,529 | Kwale | [4] |
54. | Wundanyi | Other Centre | 62,404 | Taita-Taveta | [4] |
55. | Busia | Municipality | 61,715 | Busia | [4] |
56. | Runyenjes | Municipality | 61,604 | Embu | [4] |
57. | Migori | Municipality | 100,000 | Migori | Migori[4] |
58. | Malava | Town Council | 60,831 | Kakamega | [4] |
59. | Suneka | Town Council | 60,730 | Kisii | [4] |
60. | Embu | Municipality | 60,673 | Embu | [4] |
61. | Ogembo | Town Council | 60,289 | Kisii | [4] |
62. | Homa Bay | Municipality | 59,844 | Homa Bay | [4] |
63. | Lodwar | Municipality | 58,218 | Turkana | [4] |
64. | Kitengela | Other Centre | 58,167 | Kajiado | [4] |
65. | Ukwala | Town Council | 57,081 | Siaya | [4] |
66. | Keroka | Town Council | 54,655 | Kisii | [4] |
67. | Meru | Municipality | 53,627 | Meru | [4] |
68. | Matuu | Town Council | 53,144 | Machakos | [4] |
69. | Oyugis | Town Council | 52,354 | Kisumu | [4] |
70. | Nyahururu | Municipality | 51,434 | Laikipia | [4] |
71. | Kipkelion | Town Council | 49,939 | Kericho | [4] |
72. | Luanda | Town Council | 49,346 | Vihiga | [4] |
73. | Nanyuki | Municipality | 49,233 | Laikipia | [4] |
74. | Maua | Municipality | 49,012 | Meru | [4] |
75. | Mtwapa | Other Centre | 48,625 | Kilifi | [4] |
76. | Isiolo | Other Centre | 46,128 | Isiolo | [4] |
77. | Eldama Ravine | Town Council | 45,799 | Baringo | [4] |
78. | Voi | Municipality | 45,483 | Taita-Taveta | [4] |
79. | Siaya | Municipality | 45,353 | Siaya | [4] |
80. | Nyansiongo | Town Council | 45,313 | Nyamira | [4] |
81. | Londiani | Town Council | 44,953 | Kericho | [4] |
82. | Iten/Tambach | Town Council | 44,448 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | [4] |
83. | Chuka | Municipality | 43,470 | Tharaka-Nithi | [4] |
84. | Malakisi | Town Council | 41,784 | Bungoma | [4] |
85. | Juja | Other Centre | 40,446 | Kiambu | [4] |
86. | Ongata Rongai | Other Centre | 40,178 | Kajiado | [4] |
87. | Bondo | Town Council | 39,224 | Siaya | [4] |
88. | Moyale | Other Centre | 37,387 | Marsabit | [4] |
89. | Maralal | Town Council | 35,472 | Samburu | [4] |
90. | Gilgil | Other Centre | 35,293 | Nakuru | [4] |
91. | Nambale | Town Council | 34,735 | Busia | [4] |
92. | Tabaka | Town Council | 34,724 | Kisii | [4] |
93. | Muhoroni | Town Council | 34,457 | Kisumu | [4] |
94. | Kerugoya/Kutus | Municipality | 34,014 | Kirinyaga | [4] |
95. | Ugunja | Town Council | 33,878 | Siaya | [4] |
96. | Yala | Town Council | 33,646 | Siaya | [4] |
97. | Rumuruti | Town Council | 32,993 | Laikipia | [4] |
98. | Burnt Forest | Town Council | 32,649 | Uasin Gishu | [4] |
99. | Maragua | Town Council | 32,315 | Murang’a | [4] |
100. | Kendu Bay | Town Council | 31,699 | Homa Bay | [4] |
№ | City | Status | Population | County | Ref |