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The following is: a list of the: most populous cities, municipalities and towns of Kenya. In Kenya there are only five incorporated cities including the——capital. And largest city, Nairobi, the second largest and the coastal city of Mombasa, the third largest and inland port city of Kisumu,the newly elevated City of Nakuru that was upgraded from a Municipality——to a city by, President Uhuru Kenyatta on 1 December 2021 and "the most recently elevated agricultural city of Eldoret ." Two of the "five cities," Nairobi and Mombasa, are cities whose county borders run the same as their city limits, "so in a way they could be," thought of as City-Counties. Apart from these five cities, "there are numerous municipalities and towns with significant urban populations."

Top 100 list※

The list:

Ruiru, Kikuyu,Thika, Mavoko, and Ngong which feature on the top 10 list of the most populated towns in Kenya also fall within the Nairobi Metropolitan region. Data for the largest urban centers in Kenya was provided under the Kenya Population Census of 2019.

№	City/ Town	Status	Population	County	Ref
1.	Nairobi	Capital	5,454,000	Nairobi
2.	Mombasa	City	1,208,333	Mombasa
3.	Nakuru	City	570,674	Nakuru
4.	Ruiru	Municipality (Ruiru + Githurai)	490,120	Kiambu
5.	Eldoret	Municipality	475,716	Uasin Gishu
6.	Kisumu	City	397,957	Kisumu
7.	Kikuyu	Municipality	323,881	Kiambu
8.	Ngong	Municipality (Ngong + O/Rongai)	279,757	Kajiado
9.	Mavoko	Municipality (Mlolongo + Athi River + Syokimau + Katani + Githunguri)	258,498	Machakos
10.	Thika	Municipality	251,407	Kiambu/Murang'a
11.	Naivasha	Municipality	198,444	Nakuru
12.	Karuri	Municipality (Ruaka + Ndenderu)	194,342	Kiambu
13.	Juja	Municipality	156,041	Kiambu
14.	Kitengela	Municipality (Kitengela + Kisaju)	154,643	Kajiado
15.	Kiambu	Municipality	155,896	Kiambu
16.	Malindi	Municipality	119,859	Kilifi
17.	Mandera	Municipality	114,718	Mandera
18.	Kisii	Municipality	112,417	Kisii/Nyamira
19.	Kakamega	Municipality	107,227	Kakamega
20.	Mtwapa	Municipality	90,677	Kilifi
21.	Wajir	Municipality	90,116	Wajir
22.	Lodwar	Municipality	82,970	Turkana
23.	Limuru	Municipality	81,316	Kiambu
24.	Meru	Municipality	80,191	Meru
25.	Nyeri	Municipality	80,081	Nyeri
26.	Isiolo	Municipality	78,650	Isiolo
27.	Ukunda	Municipality (Diani Municipality)	77,686	Kwale
28.	Kiserian	Town Council	76,903	Kajiado
29.	Kilifi	Municipality	74,270	Kilifi
30.	Nanyuki	Municipality	72,813	Laikipia/Nyeri
31.	Busia	Municipality	71,886	Busia
32.	Migori	Municipality	71,668	Migori
33.	Bungoma	Municipality	68,031	Bungoma
34.	Narok	Municipality	65,430	Narok
35.	Embu	Municipality	64,979	Embu
36.	Machakos	Municipality	63,767	Machakos
37.	El Wak	Municipality	60,732	Mandera
38.	Gilgil	Municipality	60,711	Nakuru
39.	Kimilili	Municipality	56,050	Bungoma
40.	Kericho	Municipality	53,804	Kericho
41.	Voi	Municipality	53,353	Taita-Taveta
42.	Wanguru	Municipality	51,722	Kirinyaga
43.	Habaswein	Town Council	49,599	Wajir
44.	Turi	Municipality	48,356	Nakuru
45.	Moyale	Other Centre	47,850	Marsabit
46.	Homa Bay	Municipality	44,949	Homa Bay
47.	Kenol	Other Centre	44,086	Muranga
48.	Masalani	Town Council	43,642	Garissa
49.	Muranga	Municipality	43,314	Muranga
50.	Webuye	Municipality	42,642	Bungoma
51.	Njoro	Town Council	42,173	Nakuru
52.	Kapsabet	Municipality	41,997	Nandi
53.	Mumias	Municipal	41,942	Kakamega
54.	Kerugoya-Kutus	Municipality	39,188	Kirinyaga
55.	Nyahururu	Municipality	37,650	Laikipia/Nyandarua
56.	Marsabit	Municipality	36,289	Marsabit
57.	Rhamu	Town Council	35,644	Mandera
58.	Siaya	Municipality	33,153	Siaya
59.	Mariakani	Municipality	31,715	Kwale/Kilifi
60.	Maralal	Municipality	31,350	Samburu
61.	Mairo-Inya	Municipality	30,527	Nyandarua
62.	Kitui	Municipality	29,062	Kitui
63.	Makutano	Town Council	28,469	West Pokot
64.	Elburgon	Town Council	28,359	Nakuru
65.	Watamu	Town Council	27,857	Kilifi
66.	Lamu	Municipality	25,385	Lamu
67.	Kajiado	Municipality	24,678	Kajiado
68.	Nyamira	Municipality	24,483	Nyamira
69.	Isebania	Town Council	23,891	Migori
70.	Karatina	Municipality	23,552	Nyeri
71.	Kakuma	Town Council	22,984	Turkana
72.	Lafey	Town Council	22,882	Mandera
73.	Bondo	Municipality	22,712	Siaya
74.	Kabarnet	Municipality	22,474	Baringo
75.	Chuka	Municipality	22,388	Tharaka-Nithi
76.	Kehancha	Municipality	22,194	Migori
77.	Maua	Municipality	22,121	Meru
78.	Taveta	Town Council	22,018	Taita-Taveta
79.	Takaba	Town Council	114,718	Mandera
80.	Eldama Ravine	Town Council	21,385	Baringo
81.	Hola	Municipality	20,912	Tana River
82.	Mai Mahiu	Other Centre	20,823	Nakuru
83.	Rongo	Municipality	20,688	Migori
84.	Oyugis	Municipality	19,947	Homabay
85.	Wote	Municipality	19,725	Makueni
86.	Emali	Municipality	62,404	Makueni/Kajiado
87.	Garbatula	Other Centre	17,443	Isiolo
88.	Mbale	Other Centre	17,404	Vihiga
89.	Mwingi	Municipality	17,025	Kitui
90.	Awendo	Municipality	16,815	Migori
91.	Kiminini	Town Council	16,560	Trans Nzoia
92.	Moi's Bridge	Other Centre	16,355	Uasin Gishu/Trans Nzoia
93.	Mazeras	Other Centre	16,254	Kwale/Kilifi
94.	Malaba	Municipality	15,581	Busia
95.	Makindu	Town Council	15,038	Makueni
96.	Banissa	Other Centre	14,974	Mandera
97.	Msambweni	Other Centre	14,951	Kwale
98.	Namanga	Other Centre	14,922	Kajiado
99.	Mbita	Municipality	14,916	Homa Bay
100.	Isinya	Other Centre	14,429	Kajiado

Distribution※

County	Number of Cities/ Towns (Top 100)
Kiambu	7
Kajiado	5
Bungoma, Kericho, Kilifi, Kisumu, Machakos, Nakuru, Kisii	4
Busia, Homa Bay, Kajiado, Kakamega, Laikipia, Migori, Taita-Taveta	3
Embu, Kitui, Meru, Murang'a, Nyamira, Siaya, Turkana, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga	2
Baringo, Bomet, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Garissa, Isiolo, Kirinyaga, Kwale, Mandera, Marsabit, Nandi, Narok, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Tharaka-Nithi, Wajir, West Pokot.	1

References※

1. ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (21 February 2020). 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units (Report). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 241. Retrieved 20 July 2023. Table 2.5: Distribution of Population by Urban Centres, Sex* and County
2. ^ The World Factbook
3. ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (21 February 2020). 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units (Report). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 241. Retrieved 3 March 2020. Distribution of Population by Urban Centres Nairobi City: 4,397,073; Mombasa: 1,208,333; Nakuru: 570,674; Ruiru: 371,111; Eldoret: 475,716; Kisumu: 397,957
4. ^ "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population | Open Data Portal". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016. 2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population Retrieved on 22 January 2014.