Nairobi GIS data · Areas (polygons)

Kenya County Boundaries

The boundaries of Kenya’s 47 counties as areas, for placing Nairobi in the country and joining county-level figures.

Updated 2026-03-19.

47AreasRecords in the dataset

8FieldsAttributes on each record

7.6 MBGeoJSON sizeUncompressed

2026DescribesThe period the data is about

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What each record holds

Field	Example	Filled in
`OBJECTID`	1	100%
`AREA`	5.677	100%
`PERIMETER`	15.047	100%
`COUNTY3_`	2	100%
`COUNTY3_ID`	1	100%
`COUNTY`	Turkana	100%
`Shape_Leng`	15.0468376942	100%
`Shape_Area`	5.67698507035	100%

Where it covers

From 5.431° to 4.702° south and 33.914° to 41.909° east, in latitude and longitude (WGS 84).

How to get it

See it on the Nairobi Maps map. Open to paid plans on the map; see plans and pricing.
Download it as GeoJSON with a Platinum plan. The Export tool on the map also saves CSV and KML (Google Earth).
Connect QGIS or ArcGIS to the live WFS feed: https://nairobimaps.com/wfs.php, layer nm:counties. Needs an API key — ask for one.

Where it comes from

Administrative boundaries of Kenya’s counties.

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Questions

How do I download the Kenya County Boundaries?

Sign in with a Platinum plan and download it as GeoJSON from the map’s Downloads list. GeoJSON opens in QGIS, ArcGIS and most map software, and QGIS can save it as a shapefile.

Can I connect QGIS to the Kenya County Boundaries?

Yes. Add a WFS layer in QGIS pointing at https://nairobimaps.com/wfs.php with your API key, and choose nm:counties. It stays up to date and only fetches what you are looking at.