Samburu County

Samburu County
County
Brick Construction in Samburu
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Samburu County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°10′N 36°40′E / 1.167°N 36.667°E / 1.167; 36.667
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital	Maralal
Government
• Governor	Jonathan Lati lelelit
Area
• Total	20,182.5 km2 (7,792.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	310,327
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	samburu.go.ke

Samburu County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya which covers an area of roughly 21,000 km² (8,000 mi²) in northern Kenya where the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 310,327.^[1]

Within Samburu County are the towns of Maralal (the capital and largest town),^[2] Baragoi, Archers Post, South Horr, Wamba, Lodosoit, and Kisima.

It also includes the Samburu National Reserve, Bisanadi National Reserve, and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Mount Ng'iro, Ndoto Mountains, Mathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest.

The main access road to Samburu County is the A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmacked from Rumuruti up to Maralal.^[3]

There is a town named Samburu in Kwale County also in Kenya, but it is not related to Samburu County or Samburu people.