Nyando district is a fairly new
districtThe provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...
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KenyaThe Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...
which broke away from
Kisumu DistrictKisumu District is an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 504,359 and a land area of 919 km² . The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria...
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Nyanza ProvinceNyanza Province of Kenya, on Lake Victoria, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi; it is in the southwest corner of Kenya. Nyanza includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes such as the...
in 1998. Its capital is in a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of
KisumuKisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu District. It has no municipal charter...
. Nyando district borders the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River.
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Nyando district is a fairly new
districtThe provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...
in
KenyaThe Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...
which broke away from
Kisumu DistrictKisumu District is an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 504,359 and a land area of 919 km² . The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria...
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Nyanza ProvinceNyanza Province of Kenya, on Lake Victoria, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi; it is in the southwest corner of Kenya. Nyanza includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes such as the...
in 1998. Its capital is in a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of
KisumuKisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu District. It has no municipal charter...
. Nyando district borders the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River.
| Local authorities (councils) |
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| Authority |
Type |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
| Muhoroni Muhoroni is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 . Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu,...
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Town |
31,148 |
13,664 |
| Ahero Ahero is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Ahero hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 7,891 and a total population of 61,556 . The town is located 20 kilometres east of Kisumu, the Provincial capital. Two major roads meet at Ahero, the B3 road from...
|
Town |
61,556 |
7,891 |
| Nyando |
County |
207,226 |
10,055 |
| Total |
- |
299,930 |
31,610 |
| |
| Administrative divisions |
|
| Division |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
Headquarters |
| Lower Nyakach |
49,247 |
1,967 |
|
| Miwani |
58,029 |
0 |
Miwani |
| Muhoroni |
63,450 |
19,790 |
Muhoroni Muhoroni is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 . Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu,...
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| Nyando (Awasi) |
64,511 |
7,554 |
|
| Upper Nyakach |
64,693 |
275 |
|
| Total |
299,930 |
29,586 |
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| |
The district has three electoral constituencies:
- Muhoroni Constituency
Muhoroni is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District.The constituency was established for the 1988 elections, when it was split from the Nyando Constituency .- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
- Nyakach Constituency
Nyakach is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors for the Nyando County Council....
- Nyando Constituency
Nyando is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District.The constituency was established for the 1963 elections, but for the next election the Nyakach Constituency was split out of it...
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