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Get county by size

This endpoint retrieves a list of counties in Kenya, sorted or filtered based on their size (area).

    curl -X GET https://kenya-open-data.onrender.com/api/v1/counties/size \
         -H "x-api-key: your api key"

By default, counties are listed in a random order. To sort them, use the order query parameter. Valid values are ASC for ascending order or DESC for descending order.For example:

    curl -X GET https://kenya-open-data.onrender.com/api/v1/counties/size?order=DESC \
         -H "x-api-key: your api key"

Response Format:​

The endpoint will typically return a list of objects, each representing a county. The objects may include the following fields:

  • County Code: A unique county code for the county.
  • County Name: The official name of the county.
  • Size: The area of the county, usually measured in square kilometers.

Example Response:​

[
  {
    "countyCode": "010",
    "countyName": "Marsabit",
    "size": 70944
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "023",
    "countyName": "Turkana",
    "size": 68233
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "008",
    "countyName": "Wajir",
    "size": 56773
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "007",
    "countyName": "Garissa",
    "size": 44736
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "004",
    "countyName": "Tana River",
    "size": 37951
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "015",
    "countyName": "Kitui",
    "size": 30430
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "009",
    "countyName": "Mandera",
    "size": 25940
  },
]