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Marakwet District

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The district has only one local authority, Marakwet County Council. Its population is thus the same as that of the district (140,629). The council and district have no population classified as urban (1999 census ).
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Defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya
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The Marakwet district headquarters was located at the hilly town of
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in 1994. In 2010, the two districts were joined again to form
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Many famous Kenyan runners come from Marakwet, most notably
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First- and second-level administrative divisions of
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Index

administrative district
Rift Valley Province
Kenya
Kapsowar
Marakwet
Elgeyo-Marakwet District
Keiyo Districts
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Moses Kiptanui
Evans Rutto
Reuben Kosgei
Ezekiel Kemboi
Richard Chelimo
Kapsowar
Chebiemit
Kapcherop
Cheptongei
Arroor
Chesongoch
Chesoi
Kipsaiya
Sisiya
Kapyego
Tot
Sangach
Kapchebau
Kakimiti
Meuno
Kamogo
Tirap

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