Suba District is an
administrative 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 the
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...
of Kenya. Its capital town is
Mbita PointMbita Point is a rural community in the province of Nyanza, Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is home to the Thomas Odhiambo campus of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology . A public primary school formerly international and a clinic are also hosted by the Centre....
. The district has a population of 155,666 and an area of 1,055 km²
http://www.statoids.com/yke.html. Suba district is named after the
Suba peopleThe Suba are a people in Kenya who speak the Suba language. Their population is estimated at under 30,000, making them one of the country's smallest tribes. They migrated to Kenya from Uganda and settled on the two Lake Victoria islands of Rusinga and Mfangano, and are believed to be the last...
, who inhabit local
RusingaRusinga Island, with an elongated shape approx. 10 miles from end to end and 3 miles at its widest point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf...
and
MfanganoMfangano Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, at the mouth of the Winam Gulf. Part of Kenya, it lies west of Rusinga Island. The island rises to 1,694 m at Mount Kwitutu. Mfangano is also known for its ancient rock art, possibly 2,000 years old and thought to have been created by...
Islands.
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Suba District is an
administrative 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 the
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...
of Kenya. Its capital town is
Mbita PointMbita Point is a rural community in the province of Nyanza, Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is home to the Thomas Odhiambo campus of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology . A public primary school formerly international and a clinic are also hosted by the Centre....
. The district has a population of 155,666 and an area of 1,055 km²
http://www.statoids.com/yke.html. Suba district is named after the
Suba peopleThe Suba are a people in Kenya who speak the Suba language. Their population is estimated at under 30,000, making them one of the country's smallest tribes. They migrated to Kenya from Uganda and settled on the two Lake Victoria islands of Rusinga and Mfangano, and are believed to be the last...
, who inhabit local
RusingaRusinga Island, with an elongated shape approx. 10 miles from end to end and 3 miles at its widest point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf...
and
MfanganoMfangano Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, at the mouth of the Winam Gulf. Part of Kenya, it lies west of Rusinga Island. The island rises to 1,694 m at Mount Kwitutu. Mfangano is also known for its ancient rock art, possibly 2,000 years old and thought to have been created by...
Islands.
The district has two constituencies: Mbita and Gwassi
http://www.cdf.go.ke/Nyanza.htm.
| Local authorities (councils) |
|
| Authority |
Type |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
| Mbita Point Mbita Point is a rural community in the province of Nyanza, Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is home to the Thomas Odhiambo campus of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology . A public primary school formerly international and a clinic are also hosted by the Centre....
|
Town |
28,705 |
6,103 |
| Suba |
County |
126,961 |
1,792 |
| Total |
- |
155,666 |
7,895 |
| |
| Administrative divisions |
|
| Division |
Population* |
Urban
population* |
Population
density |
Headquarters |
| Central |
27,574 |
1,653 |
90 |
|
| Gwassi |
47,221 |
0 |
142 |
|
| Lambwe |
18,366 |
0 |
132 |
|
| Mbita |
46,223 |
5,745 |
219 |
Mbita Point |
| Mfangano |
16,282 |
0 |
250 |
|
| Total |
155,666 |
7,398 |
148 (average) |
| |
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