Tigania District Development Plan 2008-2012

Abstract

Tigania District is one of the districts in Eastern Province of Kenya. The district has a total area of 1,125 Km2• It borders lgembe District to the North, Imenti North to the South, Tharaka District to the East and Isiolo District to the North West. The district lies within Latitudes 0° 00' -and 0° 40' North, and Longitudes 37° 50° East, with the southern boundary lying along the equator. Administratively, the district is divided into seven divisions, which are further subdivided into twenty-nine locations and eighty-three sub-locations. The district has two parliamentary constituencies; Tigania East and Tigania West. There is one local authority-Nyambene County Council which has 14 elective wards as follows: The population of the district is projected to be 306,123 persons (at 2008). The male to female ratio is 1: 1.01 and population growth rate of 3 percent with an average life expectancy of 63.3 for females and 58.4 for males. The highest. population density is estimated at 484 persons per kilometre square in Tigania Central and East and Uringu divisions due to their suitability for farming. Tigania North and Akithi account for lowest densities due to prevalent drought. The district has no major urban centre but hosts numerous and fast-growing market centers which doubles as regional livestock and cereals trading centres. These centres attract players from as far as Central and Rift valley provinces…