Back Meru (lalawigan) CEB شارستانی میرو CKB Meru County German Condado de Meru Spanish شهرستان مرو (کنیا) Persian Merun piirikunta Finnish Comté de Meru French County Meru ID Contea di Meru Italian メルー (カウンティ) Japanese
Meru | |
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| Meru County | |
 Lake Michaelson is in the background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Meru County in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 0°3′N 37°38′E / 0.050°N 37.633°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital and largest town | Meru |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kawira Mwangaza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,006 km2 (2,705 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,545,714 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | meru |
Meru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It borders Isiolo County to the north, Tharaka-Nithi County to the South, Nyeri County to the southwest and Laikipia County to the west. The home of the Meru people,[2] Meru County has a population of 1.35 million people.[3]
The county headquarters are in Meru town. The current governor of Meru County is Kawira Mwangaza of the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
- ^ Munene, Evans (4 November 2019). "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Meru County Government". Meru County Government. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "About Meru – Discover Meru County". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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