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Rachuonyo District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kosele, and previously, Oyugis. The district had a population of 307,126 (1999 census) and an area of 945 km² [1]. The district had two constituencies, Kasipul Kabondo and Karachuonyo, which have been part of Homa Bay County since 2010.
| Local authorities (councils)
|
|
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| Authority
|
Type
|
Population*
|
Urban pop.*
|
| Oyugis |
Town |
52,433 |
9,084
|
| Kendu Bay |
Town |
29,638 |
390
|
| Rachuonyo |
County |
225,055 |
0
|
| Total |
- |
307,126 |
9,474
|
| * 1999 census. Source: [2]
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| Administrative divisions
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|
|
| Division
|
Population*
|
Urban pop.*
|
Headquarters
|
| East Karachuonyo |
74,584 |
381 |
Kendu Bay
|
| Kabondo |
49,934 |
0 |
Kabondo
|
| Kasipul |
129,854 |
8,110 |
Oyugis
|
| Rachuonyo |
52,754 |
0 |
|
| Total |
307,126 |
8,491 |
-
|
| * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4],
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External links
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