Maragua District

Maragua District was a former district of Kenya, located in the defunct Central Province. Its capital was the town of Maragua. In 1999, Maragua District had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 km² (335 sq mi).^[1] Maragua district was created in September 1996, when it was split from Muranga District.

In 2010, Maragua District was merged into Muranga County.

District subdivisions

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Maragua	Town	39,697	30,433
Kandara	Town	28,840	840
Makuyu	Town	53,223	176
Maragua County	County	278,522	4,932
Total	-	387,969	10,234
* 1999 census. Source:

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Kandara	157,454	1,883	Kandara
Kigumo	78,678	1,568	Kigumo
Makuyu	58,273	1,597	Makuyu
Maragua	93,564	3,300	Maragua
Total	387,969	8,348	-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Electoral constituencies

The district had three constituencies:

• Maragua Constituency
• Kandara Constituency
• Kigumo Constituency