Muhoroni

Muhoroni

Muhoroni is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 (1999 census [1]). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu, the Provincial capital. Chemelil, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni [1].

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Township

The Muhoroni town council has five wards: Fort Ternan God Nyithindo, Koru, Muhoroni Town, and Owaga [2].

Muhoroni is home to Muhoroni Sugar Company and Agro-Chemical & food Company Limited among others. The latter also owns Agro-Chemical, a football club playing in the Kenyan Premier League. Its home ground is Furaha Academy Sports Ground.

Geography

Elevation is 1475m.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rough Guide Map of Kenya
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency

External links

Coordinates: 00°09′S 35°12′E / 0.15°S 35.2°E / -0.15; 35.2


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