Kisumu District
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Kisumu District is an administrative district
of Nyanza Province
in western Kenya
. Its headquarters is Kisumu
City. It has a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html. The main industries are subsistence agriculture
and fishery
on Lake Victoria
. Kisumu Town is the main commercial centre in western Kenya. Kisumu district has been split up further.
The district has three 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:...
of Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province of Kenya, is one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces. It is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria. 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 western 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 headquarters is Kisumu
Kisumu
Kisumu 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 immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...
City. It has a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html. The main industries are subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat and clothe themselves during the year. Planting decisions are made with an eye...
and fishery
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
on Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....
. Kisumu Town is the main commercial centre in western Kenya. Kisumu district has been split up further.
Subdivisions
Kisumu District has two local authorities (1999 census http://www.cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf):- Kisumu Town (population: 332,024; urban population: 194,390)
- Kisumu County Council (population: 172,335; urban population: 2,687)
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadibo | 48,934 | 0 | Rabuor Rabuor Rabuor is the headquarter of Kadibo Division of Kisumu District in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Situated on the Kisumu-Nairobi road , this divisional capital is 7.4 kilometres from Kisumu city.... |
| Kombewa | 60,183 | 0 | |
| Maseno | 65,304 | 2,199 | Maseno Maseno Maseno is a town in Kisumu District of Nyanza Province, Kenya. It is located along Kisumu - Busia highway 20 kilometers northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Another road connects Maseno to Vihiga town, located 15 kilometers east of Maseno.... |
| Winam | 329,958 | 184,243 | Kisumu Kisumu Kisumu 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 immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter... |
The district has three constituencies:
- Kisumu Town East ConstituencyKisumu Town East ConstituencyKisumu Town East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Kisumu District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town West and East Constituencies. The constituency has six wards,...
- Kisumu Town West ConstituencyKisumu Town West ConstituencyKisumu Town West is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Kisumu District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town East and West Constituencies. The constituency has eleven wards,...
- Kisumu Rural ConstituencyKisumu Rural ConstituencyKisumu Rural Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Kisumu District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has eight wards, all of which elect councillors for Kisumu County Council.The constituency was previously...