Kisii County
Not to be confused with Kisii, Kenya.
Kisii County | |
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County | |
![]() Location in Kenya | |
Country |
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Formed | March 4th 2013 |
Capital | Kisii |
Government | |
• Governor | James Ongwae |
Area | |
• Total | 1,317.9 km2 (508.8 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 1,152,282 [1] |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Website | kisii.go.ke |
Kisii County is a county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii. The county is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people.
Subdivisions
Local authorities (councils) | |||
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
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Kisii | Municipality | 183,000 | 83,000 |
Keroka | Town | 44,861 | 3,720 |
Masimba | Township | 40,218 | 1,666 |
Suneka | Township | 43,908 | 4,217 |
Gusii | County | 303,551 | 0 |
* 1999 and current 2009 census. Source: |
Administrative divisions | |||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
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Keumbu | 109,837 | 8,843 | Keumbu |
Kisii Town | 183,000 | 83,000 | Kisii |
Marani | 89,215 | 0 | Marani |
Masaba | 105,926 | 908 | Masimba |
Mosocho | 63,247 | 0 | Nyakoe |
Suneka | 86,030 | 3,723 | Suneka |
* 1999 and current 2009 census. Sources: , , |
Electoral constituencies
The county has nine electoral constituencies:
- Bobasi Constituency
- Bonchari Constituency
- Bomachoge Borabu Constituency
- Bomachoge Chache Constituency
- Kitutu Chache North Constituency
- Kitutu Chache South Constituency
- Nyaribari Chache Constituency
- Nyaribari Masaba Constituency
- South Mugirango Constituency
External links
- Kisii.com
- Fulda-Mosocho-Project - one of the most successful projects on FGM - nominated for the Sakharov-prize 2006
- Kisii Language - Kisii English- Ekegusii translation
- NPR story about Kisii language
References
Coordinates: 0°40′00″S 34°45′00″E / 0.666667°S 34.75°E
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