Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.713 [1].

In 2010, the district was eliminated and absorbed into Kiambu County.

The district was predominantly rural, but its urban population was soaring as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu were the dominant tribe in the district.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Thika Municipality 88,265 82,665
Ruiru Municipality 109,349 79,741
Thika county County 448,099 5,968
Total - 645,713 168,374
* 1999 census. Source: [2]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Gatanga 103,048 0
Gatundu 113,699 0 Gatundu
Kakuzi 71,622 0
Kamwangi (Gatundu north) 99,460 0 Kamwangi
Ruiru (Juja) 150,710 81,709 Ruiru
Thika municipality 107,174 75,893 Thika
Total 645,713 157,602
* 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4],

The district had four constituencies:

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