embu county

Embu County is one of the 47 Counties established in the new constitution of Kenya that was promulgated in Aug. 2010. It has a Total Population of 516,212 and covers an area of 2,818 SQ. KM. The Population density is 183 people PER SQ. KM. The main communities in the county are the Embu, Mbeere, Kamba and other cosmopolitan communities in the urban centres. The County constitutes of 4 constituencies; Manyatta, Runyenjes, Mbeere North and Mbeere South. The county is home to Mwea National Reserve and 3 of the 7 Kenya famed hydroelectric water dams along the river Tana i.e. Kamburu, Kindaruma and Kiambeere. Main Economic Activities include Tea, Coffee and dairy farming in the upper zones of the county, Livestock and bee keeping in the lower zones i.e Mbeere and Mwea. - See more at: http://embucounty1.net/welcome#sthash.uRmciN3y.dpuf