Embu District

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{{Short description|A former district of Kenya}}

Embu District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196.{{Cite web |title=Kenya Districts |url=http://www.statoids.com/yke.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=www.statoids.com}} The district was created by the colonial government as part of the divisions of the colony. Prior to independence, Kirinyaga District was carved out of Embu.{{Cite web |last=Githinji|first=Reuben |title=Mwea scheme belongs to Embu and Kirinyaga, says ex-minister |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/eastern/2019-04-11-mwea-scheme-belongs-to-embu-and-kirinyaga-says-ex-minister/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}}

As a district that existed prior to 1992, Embu County was effected based on the district's boundaries in 2013.

The district had two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.

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colspan="4"| Local authorities (councils)
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Authority !Type !Population* !Urban pop.*
Embu	Municipality	50,730	31,500
Runyenjes	Municipality	57,659	1,566
Embu County	County	169,807	0
Total	-	278,196	33,066
colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 census. Source: [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf]}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"| Administrative divisions
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Division !Population* !Urban pop.* !Headquarters
Central	52,446	28,482	Embu
Kyeni	48,385	0
Manyatta	71,332	0
Nembure	41,590	0	Nembure
Runyenjes	64,111	1,515	Runyenjes
Total	278,196	29,997	-
colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 census. Sources: [http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf], [http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls], }}