Vihiga District
Encyclopedia
Vihiga District is an administrative district
in the Western Province
of Kenya
. Its capital town is Mbale
, which is located in Vihiga Division. The district has a population of 498,883 (1999 census) and an area of 563 km². Vihiga District was split from Kakamega District
in 1990 http://www.jendajournal.com/vol1.2/amutabi_lutta-mukhebi.pdf.
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 Western Province
Western Province (Kenya)
The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in...
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 Mbale
Mbale, Kenya
Mbale town is the headquarter of Vihiga County in western Kenya. It is also called Maragoli, which is the name of the indigineus inhabitants of the area, and is home to the annual Maragoli Cultural Festival which is held every 26 December....
, which is located in Vihiga Division. The district has a population of 498,883 (1999 census) and an area of 563 km². Vihiga District was split from Kakamega District
Kakamega District
Kakamega District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kakamega. It has a population of 603,422 and an area of 1,395 km² .The district has four constituencies:*Malava Constituency*Lurambi Constituency...
in 1990 http://www.jendajournal.com/vol1.2/amutabi_lutta-mukhebi.pdf.
Local authorities
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vihiga Vihiga -Geography:The town is along the road between Kisumu and Kakamega, and only five kilometres north of the equator. Vihiga bears the same name as its district, Vihiga District, which is one of the eight districts in Kenya's Western Province... |
Municipality | 98,189 | 19,067 |
| Luanda Luanda, Kenya Luanda is a market town in the Western Province of Kenya, located along the Kisumu-Busia highway. It is one of the administrative divisions in Emuhaya district initially under Vihiga District until 2007 when Emuhaya district was created.- Geography :... |
Town | 68,157 | 8,757 |
| Vihiga county | County | 332,537 | 0 |
Administrative divisions
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emuhaya | 69,250 | 0 | |
| Luanda | 92,462 | 8.016 | Luanda Luanda Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million... |
| Sabatia | 117,863 | 10.135 | |
| Tiriki East | 59,943 | 0 | |
| Tiriki West | 76,370 | 0 | |
| Vihiga | 82,995 | 6.881 | Vihiga Vihiga -Geography:The town is along the road between Kisumu and Kakamega, and only five kilometres north of the equator. Vihiga bears the same name as its district, Vihiga District, which is one of the eight districts in Kenya's Western Province... |
Constituencies
The district has four constituencies:- Emuhaya ConstituencyEmuhaya ConstituencyEmuhaya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Vihiga District, Western Province. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections....
- Hamisi ConstituencyHamisi ConstituencyHamisi Constituency is within the area covered by the newly created Hamisi District of Western Province in the Republic of Kenya. The name "Hamisi" comes from an old rural shopping centre situated about 15 kilometres from the main Kisumu-Kakamega Road. The first shopkeeper to settle here was a Mr...
- Sabatia ConstituencySabatia ConstituencySabatia Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Vihiga District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
- Vihiga ConstituencyVihiga ConstituencyVihiga constituency is an electoral district for the National Assembly of Kenya, encompassing Vihiga, Kenya.The current member of parliament for the district is Yusuf Chanzu who won on a Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya ticket with 48.44% of the vote. His nearest challenger, Ken Vitisia of the...