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A Complex Polity

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Anne-Marie Peatrik

Appendix B. Tigania-Igembe territorial sections and subsections, based on the Headmen’s list posted in 19181

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  • 1 From the Meru District Record Book 1908-1921, pc/cp. 1/9/1. 1918.

1In 1918, ten years after the colonial conquest, a list of 41 Headmen was drawn up for the Tigania-Igembe, rather faithfully representing the territorial organization of the old regime. Each Headman was at the head of a territorial section made up of three subsections—occasionally two subsections—that often took up the names of colors, signaled by an asterisk (*). When the territorial subsections numbered more than three or four, this likely corresponded to localities that were grouped together under the leadership of one Headman. The transcription of proper names by the administrator, while rudimentary, was maintained. This list of sections corresponds to a population that we can reasonably estimate to include about 90,000 inhabitants (see Ch. 11). Given that the list accounts for 145 territorial subsections, each one included approximately 620 inhabitants. In 1989, the population of Tigania-Igembe was at 456,105 inhabitants, a number that, divided among the 145 subsections, estimates an average of 3200 for each subsection, a rough estimate that corresponds to Athiru Gaitî’s data (see fig. 15, pp. 122-123). The three main sites of study have been underlined.

Tigania

Territorial section

Territorial subsection

1 Oringu

Oringu

Ngomo

Ntombo

Antuamwari

Kakinyanga

Karuanjoi

2 Kianjai

Thing’amburi

Antuamakia

Amatu

Antubeiga

Mwianda

Mbuya

Kandigu

Tigania

Territorial section

Territorial subsection

3 Akethee

Akiuna

Antuanthanju

Antuamuwi

Amukui

Antuambete

4 Athuna

Amuthetu

Antuaita

Andune*

Tigania

Territorial section

Territorial subsection

5a Muthara

Amuchui

(Kitharene)

Akairu

5b Muthara

Muntiri

(Antuathing’a)

Irotia

Antuanuu

Kiruthiro

5c Muthara

Kiongo Kianjou

(Athanja)

Mairuni

6 Karama

Ametho

Mbaranga

Antuanduru

7 Kigûcwa

Kitharene

Bondii

Ametho

8 Ngamia

Mukiamo

Antuarimata

Antuenthenge

9 Githu

Mweru*

Mutuni*

10 Amua

Antuambuu

Antuamuili

Antuankai

11 Nyankini

Antuanthama

Antuambui

12 Thathi

Amukua

Irotia

13 Ikana

Amukui

Muthani

Antuambui

Mwathi

14 Igarie

Mwathi

Antuambui

Tigania

territorial Section

Territorial subsection

15 Konju

Akiuna

Athathi

Antuambui

Amukui

16 Kiri

Nthangathi

Akaia

Kiri

17 Athuana

Antuvaita

Anduni*

Antuanthama

Antuvanjia

18 Antuamburi

Muianda

Anjuki

Amatu

Ruyu

Anjilu*

19 Kiriene

Antuamwari

Nkomo

20 Mujimukuru

Antuamburi

Antuammwiru*

21 Kitheo

Antuanthanju

Antuamui

Akiuna

Amukui

Igembe

Territorial section

Territorial subsection

1 Kangeta

Ntuni*

Njaru*

2 Njia

Antuamutua

Athimba

Antuvalingi

Antuamuo

3 Kiagoi

Athimba

Antuamuari

Amaku

4 Akerang’ondu

Irindi

Uathini

Ruanjoi

5 Intunene*

Intunene*

Athiru

Thitha

6 Antuambui

Antuambula

Antuamuo

Antuamuti

Antuambui

Antuvanjia

Kiromwathi

Amuene

7 Amwathi

Antuamairi

Antuaita

Kathanga

8 Amwathi

Tiri

Avarenda

9a Antubetwe

Antuamukiria

ya Njouni

Amaku

Akachiu

9b Antubetwe

Antuamuini

ya Kiongo

Antuvangai

Ampuria

10 Ngutuguyu

Ngaria

Kitheo

Igembe

Territorial section

Territorial subsection

11 Maua

Kithetu

Maua

Kaurene

Nthari

12 Athiru

Abwetha

Ntuni*

Antuvakiru

13 Antubochio

Antuamuti

Anchenge

14 Amug’endi

Antuanthama

Antuamwiri

Antuambithi

Kiuru

Ikuu

Athimba

Antuambui

Njemmi

15 Akachiu

Amuamba

Anjilu*

Antuambui

Amukui

16 Tira

Antubeia

Antunvanjira

17 Njemmi

Antuku

Antua

Antuanthama

Antuvanjia

18 Thaichu

Antubochiu

Antuamuti

Kiguma

Akachio

Oringu

19 Urugoti

Njaru*

Njiru*

20 Nathu

Aburi

Antuamwari

Antubuchio

Notes

1 From the Meru District Record Book 1908-1921, pc/cp. 1/9/1. 1918.

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