Nyando District

Nyando district was a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River.

Its capital was a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of the Kisumu. Other towns and villages in the district included Muhoroni, Chemelil, Ahero, Miwani, Koru, Kibigori, and Fort Ternan.

In 2010, the district was eliminated and merged into Kisumu County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
MuhoroniTown31,14813,664
AheroTown61,5567,891
NyandoCounty207,22610,055
Total-299,93031,610
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Lower Nyakach49,2471,967
Miwani58,0290Miwani
Muhoroni63,45019,790Muhoroni
Nyando (Awasi)64,5117,554Awasi
Upper Nyakach64,6934563
Total299,93029,586-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Electoral constituencies

The district had three electoral constituencies:

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