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Kisii District

Coordinates: 0°40′00″S 34°45′00″E / 0.666667°S 34.75°E / -0.666667; 34.75
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Kisii District was a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town was Kisii. The district was created during the colonial period from the South Kavirondo District.[1] The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people. Nyamira District was later carved out of Kisii in 1989. Further splitting led to the creation of Kisii Central District and Gucha District. In 2013, the district's former boundaries, except Nyamira District, were effected again to form Kisii County.

Subdivisions

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Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Kisii Municipality 183,000 83,000
Keroka Town 44,861 3,720
Masimba Township 40,218 1,666
Suneka Township 43,908 4,217
Gusii County 303,551 0
* 1999 and current 2009 census. Source: [1]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Keumbu 109,837 8,843 Keumbu
Kisii Town 183,000 83,000 Kisii
Marani 89,215 0 Marani
Masaba 105,926 908 Masimba
Mosocho 63,247 0 Nyakoe
Suneka 86,030 3,723 Suneka
* 1999 and current 2009 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The County has 4 (four) electoral Constituencies:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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