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Migori District

Coordinates: 0°40′S 34°50′E / 0.667°S 34.833°E / -0.667; 34.833
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Migori District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It is located in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town was Migori. The district has a population of 514,897 and an area of 2,005 km2.[1]

In 1992, the district was created after South Nyanza District was split to create an additional district of Migori. The remaining South Nyanza District was later renamed to Homa Bay.[2][3] Along with the nationwide creation of new districts in 2007, Migori District has been split into two districts: Rongo (North) and Migori (South) districts. The headquarters of Migori District remain in Migori, but those of Rongo District moved to Rongo town. The split occurred between Suba and Uriri Division. However, in 2009 the new districts were declared unlawful.

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Migori County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Migori Municipality 46,576 31,644
Awendo Town 93,387 13,760
Rongo Town 64,528 6,175
Migori County County 310,406 4,331
Total - 514,897 55,910
* 1999 census. Source: [1]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
Population
density
Headquarters
Awendo 90,153 13,509 352 Awendo
Karungu 27,901 3,322 201 Karungu
Muhuru 16,882 0 386
Nyatike 65,502 0 133
Rongo 79,817 2,918 376 Rongo
Suba East 91,548 29,825 451 Migori
Suba West 52,876 0 191
Uriri 90,218 0 237 Uriri
Total 514,897 49,574 257 (average) -
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The district had four constituencies [4]:

References

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  1. ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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0°40′S 34°50′E / 0.667°S 34.833°E / -0.667; 34.833