Migori District is an administrative district

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 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...

 of Kenya. It is located in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town is Migori

Migori

Migori is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya. Migori is capital of the Migori District. The town is located 63 km south of Kisii and 22 km north of the Tanzanian border. The town has an urban population of 31,644 and total population of 46,576 ....

. The district has a population of 514,897 and an area of 2,005 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html.

Along the nationwide creation of new districts in 2007, Migori District has been split into two districts: Rongo (North) and Migori (South) districts. The headquarters of Migori District remain in Migori, but those of Rongo District moved to Rongo town. The split occurs between Suba and Uriri Division.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Migori Migori Migori is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya. Migori is capital of the Migori District. The town is located 63 km south of Kisii and 22 km north of the Tanzanian border. The town has an urban population of 31,644 and total population of 46,576 ....	Municipality	46,576	31,644
Awendo	Town	93,387	13,760
Rongo Rongo In Māori mythology, Rongo is a major god, the god of cultivated food, especially the kūmara, a vital food crop. Other food crops cultivated by Māori in traditional times include taro, yams , cordyline , and gourds . Because of their tropical origin, most of these crops were difficult to grow except...	Town	64,528	6,175
Migori County	County	310,406	4,331
Total	-	514,897	55,910

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban population*	Population density	Headquarters
Awendo	90,153	13,509	352	Awendo
Karungu	27,901	3,322	201	Karungu
Muhuru	16,882	0	386
Nyatike	65,502	0	133
Rongo	79,817	2,918	376	Rongo
Suba East	91,548	29,825	451	Migori
Suba West	52,876	0	191
Uriri	90,218	0	237	Uriri
Total	514,897	49,574	257 (average)	-

The district has four constituencies http://www.cdf.go.ke/Nyanza.htm:

• Migori Constituency
  Migori Constituency
  Migori is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Migori District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
  
  
• Nyatike Constituency
  Nyatike Constituency
  Nyatike is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Migori District. There are eleven wards in the constituency, all electing councillors to the Migori County council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections....
  
  
• Rongo Constituency
  Rongo Constituency
  Rongo is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Migori District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :...
  
  
• Uriri Constituency
  Uriri Constituency
  Uriri is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Migori District. There are five wards in the constituency, all electing councillors to the Migori County council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections....
  
  

External links

• Map of Migori and Suba districts