title: Maragua District
text: # 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 $km^2$ . 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
  