Map of Eastern
Eastern is a first-level division of Kenya. Its largest mapped city is Machakos, with about 144,925 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Eastern, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 6
- Largest City
- Machakos
- Country
- Kenya
Interactive Map of Eastern
History of Eastern: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Eastern, from British Africa in 1895 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| British Africa | 1895–1960 CE |
| The British Empire | 1895–1962 CE |
| British East Africa | 1961–1968 CE |
| Republic of Kenya | 1963–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Eastern
Eastern on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Eastern
6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machakos | 144,925 | Eastern | Populated place |
| 2 | Embu | 58,620 | Eastern | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Meru | 47,226 | Eastern | Populated place |
| 4 | Moyale | 24,837 | Eastern | Populated place |
| 5 | Marsabit | 16,460 | Eastern | Populated place |
| 6 | Mwingi | 11,219 | Eastern | Populated place |
Largest Lakes in Eastern
1 lake mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masinga Res | 203 km² | Lake |
Eastern: Quick Answers
- Where is Eastern?
- Eastern is a first-level division of Kenya, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 0.4919° N, 37.9083° E.
- What is the largest city in Eastern?
- Machakos is the largest city mapped in Eastern, with a metropolitan population of about 144,925.
- How many cities are in Eastern?
- YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Eastern, with a combined metropolitan population of about 303,287. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the largest lake in Eastern?
- The largest lake mapped in or beside Eastern is Masinga Res, at about 203 km².