Bomet District
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Bomet District is an administrative district
in the Rift Valley Province
of Kenya
. Its capital town is Bomet
. The district has a population of 382,794 (1999 census) and an area of 1,882 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html.
The district has three electoral constituencies:
Districts of Kenya
The 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 Rift Valley Province
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi.Rift Valley Province is the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It is dominated by the Great Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the...
of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Its capital town is Bomet
Bomet
Bomet is a city in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Bomet District. Bomet has an urban population of 4426 and a total population of 42,024 . It is located along the B3 road between Nairobi and Kisii via Narok....
. The district has a population of 382,794 (1999 census) and an area of 1,882 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomet Bomet Bomet is a city in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Bomet District. Bomet has an urban population of 4426 and a total population of 42,024 . It is located along the B3 road between Nairobi and Kisii via Narok.... |
Municipality | 42,024 | 4,426 |
| Bomet County | County | 340,770 | 244 |
| Total | - | 382,794 | 4,670 |
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomet Central | 120,759 | 3,978 | Bomet |
| Longisa | 75,550 | 227 | Longisa |
| Ndanai | 37,910 | 0 | Ndanai |
| Sigor | 43,583 | 0 | Sigor |
| Siongiroi | 61,116 | 0 | |
| Sotik | 41,609 | 0 | |
| Tinet Forest | 2,234 | 0 | |
| Total | 382,794 | 4,205 | - |
The district has three electoral constituencies:
- Bomet ConstituencyBomet ConstituencyBomet Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Bomet District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
- Chepalungu ConstituencyChepalungu ConstituencyChepalungu Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Bomet District. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
- Sotik ConstituencySotik ConstituencySotik Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is located partly in Bomet District and partly in Buret District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...