Blank map of Kenya
The outline, free as a PNG, SVG or PDF. Label it, colour it in or drop it into a slide.
Using a blank map of Kenya
The shape of Kenya goes into things people build themselves: a market-entry slide, a regional briefing, a poster for a project week. This page gives it to you as a file. Outline only is the country on its own, and With borders adds the lines between its 8 administrative areas. Both come as a PNG, an SVG or a PDF.
A briefing and a slide from one file
For a briefing, place the With borders PNG in your document and put a box beside four of the areas, perhaps Coast, Eastern, North Eastern and Western, each with a figure or a note. The list further down this page gives the spellings. Keep the boxes small so the shape of the country stays clear behind them.
On a slide, the transparent PNG lets Kenya take the colour of your theme. Put a title and three short points beside it, and the shape carries the topic. Designers can open the SVG in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma, scale it to poster size without blurring and give each area its own colour or line weight.
Which version and which file
The political blank map of Kenya is the With borders version: 8 areas drawn, no names. Take Outline only for a silhouette or a cover, where inner lines would distract. Choose PNG for worksheets and slides, SVG for design tools and PDF to print on A4 or Letter. For black and white, or colouring before you print, go to the printable map of Kenya; for names or pins, choose Customise this map.
How to do it in MapMaker
- Choose With borders for the 8 areas, or Outline only for the shape of Kenya on its own.
- Download the PNG for a worksheet or slide, the SVG for a design tool or PDF, A4 or PDF, Letter.
- Place the file on your page, then add boxes beside the areas you want to describe.
- Spell the area names from the list further down this page.
- Choose Customise this map for names, pins or a title, and download from the editor.
The 8 administrative areas on the map
A key for labelling the map by hand.
- Central
- Coast
- Eastern
- Nairobi
- North Eastern
- Nyanza
- Rift Valley
- Western
Facts about Kenya
Kenya is in Eastern Africa. The capital is Nairobi. The population is about 53 million (2019 estimate). Kenya has an area of about 588,000 km². The largest cities are Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. It borders Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The map divides it into 8 administrative areas.
Maps of neighbouring places
Questions people ask
Is there a political blank map of Kenya?
Yes, the With borders version. It draws the lines between all 8 administrative areas and carries no names, so the list further down this page works as the key for a labelling task.
Does the PNG have a transparent background?
It does. Only the shape of Kenya is drawn, so the colour of your slide, page or poster shows around it wherever you place the file.
Can I open the SVG in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma?
Yes. The SVG is a vector file, so Kenya and its area lines stay sharp at any size, and each area can be recoloured, thickened or traced in a design tool.
Can I show the countries around Kenya?
Not on this page, which draws Kenya alone. Choose Customise this map and switch on Neighbours in the editor to show Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda beside it.