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Kenya Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Kenya with its 8 first-level divisions, the capital Nairobi and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Kenya

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 8 units

Kenya is divided into 8 first-level administrative divisions:

CentralCoastEasternNairobiNorth-EasternNyanzaRift ValleyWestern

Largest cities in Kenya

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1NairobiCapital3,010,000
2Mombasa882,000
3Kisumu395,615
4Nakuru364,727
5Eldoret353,381
6Kitale150,495
7Machakos144,925
8Thika99,322
9Kericho98,852
10Malindi94,016

Nairobi is the largest urban area in Kenya with about 3,010,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Kenya: ≈ 5,053 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Tana

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Victoria
  • Lake
  • Masinga Res.
  • Lake Turkana
  • Lake Natron

Ethnic groups in Kenya

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Kikuyu
17.1%Luhya
14.3%Kalenjin
13.4%Luo
10.7%Kamba
9.8%Somali
5.8%Kisii
5.7%Mijikenda
5.2%Meru
4.2%Maasai
2.5%Turkana
2.1%non-Kenyan
1%

Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo 10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, Mijikenda 5.2%, Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana 2.1%, non-Kenyan 1%, other 8.2% (2019 est.)

Regionally, Kikuyu is the most common ethnic group across most of the 8 divisions, while Kalenjin predominates in 1 division (Rift Valley); Kamba predominates in 1 division (Eastern); Somali predominates in 1 division (North-Eastern); Mijikenda predominates in 1 division (Coast).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Kenya

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Christian
85.5%Muslim
10.9%other
1.8%none
1.6%

Christian 85.5% (Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4%, African Instituted Churches 7%, other Christian 4.1%), Muslim 10.9%, other 1.8%, none 1.6%, don't know/no answer 0.2% (2019 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 8 divisions, while Muslim predominates in 1 division (North-Eastern).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Kenya

CIA World Factbook

English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Regionally, Kikuyu is the most common language group across most of the 8 divisions, while Kalenjin predominates in 1 division (Rift Valley); Kamba predominates in 1 division (Eastern); Somali predominates in 1 division (North-Eastern); Mijikenda predominates in 1 division (Coast).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.