Back Meru (lalawigan) CEB شارستانی میرو CKB Meru County German Condado de Meru Spanish شهرستان مرو (کنیا) Persian Merun piirikunta Finnish Comté de Meru French County Meru ID Contea di Meru Italian メルー (カウンティ) Japanese
Meru | |
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| Meru County | |
 Lake Michaelson is in the background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Meru County in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 0°3′N 37°38′E / 0.050°N 37.633°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital and largest town | Meru |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kawira Mwangaza |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,006 km2 (2,705 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,545,714 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| GDP (PPP) |  $9.484B (5th) [2] |
| Per Capita (PPP) | $5,905 (10th) [3] |
| GDP (nominal) | $3.482B (5th) [4] |
| Per Capita (nominal) | $2,168 (10th) [3] |
| Website | meru |
Meru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Eastern Province. It borders Isiolo County to the north, Tharaka-Nithi County to the South, Nyeri County to the southwest and Laikipia County to the west. Meru County has a population of 1.35 million people.[5] It is home to the Meru people.[6]
The county headquarters are in Meru. The current governor of Meru County is Kawira Mwangaza of the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
- ^ Munene, Evans (4 November 2019). "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Gdp ppp". 2024.
- ^ a b "Gdp per Capita". 2024.
- ^ "Gdp". 2024.
- ^ "About Meru – Discover Meru County". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Meru County Government". Meru County Government. Retrieved 28 May 2020.