Top 10 Smallest Counties in Kenya in 2024

Last updated on January 10th, 2024 at 01:44 pm

Kenya, a country in East Africa, is the second most developed startup ecosystem in Africa. The country is subdivided into 47 counties from largest to smallest. In this article, we will talk about the top 10 smallest counties in Kenya in 2024. Which is the smallest county in Kenya?

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Top 10 smallest counties in Kenya

1. Mombasa County

Mombasa County occupies a total of 212.5 square kilometres of land area. It is the smallest county in Kenya in 2024202. It is situated in Kenya’s former Coast Province. It is one of the five counties that border the Indian Ocean.

2. Vihiga County

Vihiga County occupies a total of 531.3 square kilometres of land area. It is the second smallest county in Kenya. It is located in the Western Province. The largest town in Vihiga County is Mbale.

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3. Nairobi County

Nairobi County is the third smallest county in Kenya. It covers a total of 694.9 square kilometers of land area. It is situated in the former Nairobi Province of Kenya. It is also the most populated county in Kenya.

4. Nyamira County

Nyamira County covers a total of 912.5 square kilometers of land area. It is situated in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. It has five subcounties namely: Nyamira South, Nyamira North, Borabu, Masaba North and Manga.

5. Kirinyaga County

Kirinyaga County covers a total of 1,205.4 square kilometers of land area. The largest town in this County is Wanguru. It is the fifth smallest county in Kenya in 2024. It borders Meru County to the North.

6. Kisii County

Kisii County is situated in the former Nyanza Province in the southwestern part of the country. It covers a total of 1,317.9 square kilometers of land area. It is the sixth smallest county in Kenya in 2024. 

7. Busia County

Busia County is located in the former Western Province of Kenya. It accounts for 1,628.4 square kilometers of land area. Busia is the capital of Busia County. Alupe University is famous in this County.

8. Bomet County

Bomet County accounts for 1,997.9 square kilometers of land area. It is situated in the former Rift Valley Province of the country. Bomet is the capital of Bomet County.

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9. Kisumu County

Kisumu County is located in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. The County accounts for 2,009.5 square kilometers out of Kenya’s total land area. Kisumu County is the ninth smallest County in Kenya in 2024.

10. Murang’a County

Murang’a County is situated in Kenya’s former Central Province. It accounts for 2,325.8 square kilometers out of Kenya’s total land area. It is the tenth smallest County in Kenya in 2024.

This is the list of the top 10 smallest counties in Kenya in 2024.