🇰🇪 Cities in Kenya — API & JSON data

2,065 cities. 48 regions. 11 languages. That's the current coverage for Kenya in the Geomelon API, led by Nairobi at 5,545,000 people.

Data updated: 2026-07-14

Live demo

Type to search Kenya cities…

Top 10 cities by population

City	Region	Population
Nairobi	Nairobi County	5,545,000
Mombasa	Mombasa County	1,208,333
Murang'a	Muranga County	1,056,640
Kisumu	Kisumu County	397,957
Nakuru	Nakuru County	307,990
Eldoret	Uasin Gishu County	289,380
Nyali	Mombasa County	185,900
Kangemi Ward	—	176,689
Juja	—	156,041
Mlolongo	—	136,351

Sample API response

GET /cities/search?countryCode=ke&sort=population_desc&limit=3

[
  {
    "id": "0f84b6b4-d0d5-48e7-9db6-77bb94993c34",
    "name": "Nairobi",
    "population": 5545000,
    "countryName": "Kenya",
    "countryCode": "KE",
    "countryEmoji": "🇰🇪",
    "regionName": "Nairobi County"
  },
  {
    "id": "36b230ed-7642-4680-acff-5bce71d0c8f0",
    "name": "Mombasa",
    "population": 1208333,
    "countryName": "Kenya",
    "countryCode": "KE",
    "countryEmoji": "🇰🇪",
    "regionName": "Mombasa County"
  },
  {
    "id": "fcaa1e4e-3856-4c37-ad73-1081764d5a0c",
    "name": "Murang'a",
    "population": 1056640,
    "countryName": "Kenya",
    "countryCode": "KE",
    "countryEmoji": "🇰🇪",
    "regionName": "Muranga County"
  }
]

Try it

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=ke&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

const res = await fetch(
  'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=ke&sort=population_desc&limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'x-rapidapi-host': 'geomelon.p.rapidapi.com',
      'x-rapidapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
  },
)
const cities = await res.json()

Multilingual city names

City names in Kenya are available in 11 languages.

en: Nairobi
zh: 奈洛比
ja: ナイロビ

Free dataset

Prefer a static file? Download 60 Kenya cities as JSON (9 KB, no API key) from the Kenya cities dataset page.

FAQ

How many cities in Kenya does the API return?

Geomelon currently has 2,065 cities in Kenya across 48 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.

Can I get Kenya city names in other languages?

Yes — city names in Kenya are available in 11 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.

Do I need an API key?

The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.

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