Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 5th May 2021

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61 languages are spoken in Kenya. The geographical distribution of these languages is complex. The official languages are English (mainly spoken as a second language) and Swahili (about 12 000 000 first- and second-language speakers). Other widely spoken languages include Bukusu (565 000 speakers); Embu (429 000 speakers); Gikuya (5 347 000 speakers); Giryama (551 000 speakers); Gusii (1 582 000 speakers); Kalenjin (2 248 123 speakers); Kamba (2 448 302 speakers); Luo (3 185 000 speakers); Luyia (3 083 083 speakers); Maasai (453 000 speakers) and Meru (1 305 000 speakers).

In Kenya, the use of the Swahili Bi Mchumo for “Miss” is considered colloquial – use Bibi (“Mrs”) instead for all women.

A doctor of medicine is Daktari+family name, whilst a doctor of philosophy is Dakta+family name.

Naming conventions differ according to custom, tribe and language.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Kenyan addresses have the format:

   [P.O. Box ]number{[, ]Name of post office}
   POSTAL CODE
   POSTAL TOWN

for example:

Postal addresses will usually be a post office box number and will be written in English.

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured, but usually written in English. Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written PO Box.

The postal code consists of a block of 5 digits. The first digit indicates the postal region, the second and third the regional distribution centre and the final two the delivery office.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Kenya - Postal code format

Kenya - Postal code specifics

Kenya - Postal code regular expression

Kenya - Postal code level of coverage

Kenya - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 6th December 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Kenya for full lists of place names in Kenya in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 17th September 2013

Kenya has 47 counties . They are:

    Baringo  
    Bomet   
    Bungoma          
    Busia     
    Elgeyo Marakwet         
    Embu    
    Garissa              
    Homa Bay         
    Isiolo     
    Kajiado             
    Kakamega         
    Kericho             
    Kiambu             
    Kilifi     
    Kirinyaga          
    Kisii      
    Kisumu             
    Kitui      
    Kwale 
    Laikipia            
    Lamu     
    Machakos         
    Makueni            
    Mandera            
    Marsabit           
    Meru     
    Migori   
    Mombasa          
    Murang’a           
    Nairobi              
    Nakuru              
    Nandi    
    Narok    
    Nyamira            
    Nyandarua        
    Nyeri     
    Samburu           
    Siaya     
    Taita Taveta      
    Tana River        
    Tharaka Nithi   
    Trans Nzoia      
    Turkana             
    Uasin Gishu  
    Vihiga  
    Wajir     
    West Pokot  

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   Note: This section last updated 9th July 2019

Kenyan geographic numbers have a full length of between 6 and 9 digits when called from abroad. Mobile numbers have 9 digits and one of these area codes: 100-102, 110-111, 700-799.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm