Bomet County

Bomet County
Bomet County
	County
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	; Location of Bomet County in Kenya
	Coordinates: 0°48′00″S 35°14′00″E / 0.8°S 35.2333°ECoordinates: 0°48′00″S 35°14′00″E / 0.8°S 35.2333°E
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital and largest town	Bomet
Other towns	Sotik
Area[1]
• Total	1,630.0 km2 (629.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,962 m (6,437 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
• Total	724,186
• Density	440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	www.bomet.go.ke

County Government of Bomet is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya it was created from the former Kericho district through Kenya gazette supplement no. 53 of 1992. It has a population of 724,186 and an area of 1,630.0 km².^[1]

Local Authorities

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Bomet	Municipality	42,024	4,426
Bomet County	County	340,770	244
Total	-	382,794	4,670
* 1999 census. Source:^[2]

Administrative Units and area by Sub-County/Constituency
Sub-County (Constituency)	Wards	Area In km sq.	No. of locations	No. of Sub-locations
Bomet Central	Silibwet, Singorwet, Ndarawetta, Chesoen & Mutarakwa	266	8	23
Bomet East	Longisa, Kembu, Chemaner, Merigi & Kipreres	311.3	10	27
Chepalungu	Sigor, Kongasis, Chebunyo, Nyongores & Siongiroi	535.8	15	42
Sotik	Ndanai/Abosi, Kipsonoi, Kapletundo, Chemagel & Manaret/Rongena	479.2	17	36
Konoin	Kimulot, Mogogosiek, Boito, Embomos & Chepchabas	445.1	16	37
	Total	2037	66	176

Electoral constituencies

The county has five electoral constituencies:

Services/Urbanisation

Stats for Bomet County
County	Stats for the County (Percent)
Urbanisation	13.8
Literacy	63.8
Attending School (15-18 Yrs)	88.6
Paved Roads	5.4
Good Roads	39.6
Electricity Access	4.3
Poverty Rate	46.5
Stats for the County

Source: USAid Kenya

Secondary Schools

Tenwek Boys High
Longisa Boys High School
Moi Siongiroi Girls High School
Kabungut Boys High
Ndaraweta Girls secondary School
Kaboson Girls School
Chepalungu Boys High School
Chebunyo Boys Secondary School
Chebunyo Girls Secondary School
Siwot Secondary School
Kiptobit Secondary School
Kaplong boys high school
kimuchul secondary school
Kaplong Girls Secondary school
Moi Minariet Boys Secondary School
Muiywek Secondary School
Gorgor Secondary School
Chebilat Boys' High School
Kamung'ei Secondary School
Kamureito Secondary School
Ndanai Girls' HighSchool
Solyot Secondary School
Olbutyo Boys High School
Olbobo Secondary School
Mulot High school

References

1 2 3 "Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density by Counties". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
↑ http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D

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[KNBS-1] 1 2 3 "Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density by Counties". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[2] ttp://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D