Homa Bay District
Homa Bay District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Homa Bay. The district had a population of 288,540 (1999 census) and an area of 1,160 km². The district itself was carved out of the South Nyanza District formerly known as South Kavirondo District.[1] In 2013, the district's boundaries before 1992 were used used in the creation of the devolved Homa Bay County.[2]
Local authorities (councils) | ||||
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Homa Bay | Municipality | 55,532 | 32,174 | |
Homa Bay County | County | 233,008 | 1,494 | |
Total | - | 288,540 | 33,668 | |
* 1999 census. Source: [1] |
Administrative divisions | |||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
Asego | 76,778 | 29,315 | Homa Bay |
Ndhiwa | 43,231 | 1,395 | |
Nyarongi | 41,300 | 0 | |
Rangwe | 79,263 | 0 | Rangwe |
Riana | 47,968 | 0 | |
Total | 288,540 | 30,710 | - |
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], |
The district had two constituencies:
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.