Description

GEO1_KE2019 identifies the household's province or national capital within Kenya in 2019. Provinces or national capital are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_KE2019 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Kenya can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

Kenya passed a new constitution in 2010 which nullified all geography changes that occurred after 1992. As a result, the former Provinces were abolished, and the former second level administrative units, formerly Districts, were elevated to the new first level administrative units and renamed Counties. The 47 districts present in 1992, with the same boundaries present at that point, now represent the 47 counties that make up the first geographic level. Despite the former provinces now holding no administrative role, provinces are still used as the first level of geography identified in GEO1_KE2019 to preserve comparability between samples.

For counties in the 2019 sample, see GEO2_KE2019.

Universe

Availability

• Kenya: 2019