Nyamira County

Nyamira County
County

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Location in Kenya
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4th 2013
Capital Nyamira
Government
 • Governor John Nyagarama
Area
 • Total 912.5 km2 (352.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 598,252 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website nyamira.go.ke/

Nyamira County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. It was formerly part of Kisii County when Kisii County was a district, and is sometimes called North Kisii County. The main cash crops grown are bananas and tea. The county has a population of 598,252 [2] (2009 census). Its capital and largest town is Nyamira, with an urban population of around 41,668 (2009 census)[3]

County subdivisions

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
NyamiraTown65,6339,971
NyansiongoTown35,4133,692
Nyamira countyCounty397,0560
Total-498,10213,663
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Borabu58,0793,241Nyansiongo
Ekerenyo133,9670
Manga75,9960Manga
Nyamira133,9209,559Nyamira
Rigoma96,1403,395
Total498,10216,195-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The county has the following constituencies:

References

  1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  2. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

Coordinates: 0°45′S 35°00′E / 0.750°S 35.000°E / -0.750; 35.000

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