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Migori District is an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It is located in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town is Migori. The district has a population of 514,897 and an area of 2,005 km² [1].
Along the nationwide creation of new districts in 2007, Migori District has been split into two districts: Rongo (North) and Migori (South) districts. The headquarters of Migori District remain in Migori, but those of Rongo District moved to Rongo town. The split occurs between Suba and Uriri Division.
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population* Urban pop.* Migori Municipality 46,576 31,644 Awendo Town 93,387 13,760 Rongo Town 64,528 6,175 Migori County County 310,406 4,331 Total - 514,897 55,910 * 1999 census. Source: [2] Administrative divisions Division Population* Urban
population*Population
densityHeadquarters Awendo 90,153 13,509 352 Awendo Karungu 27,901 3,322 201 Karungu Muhuru 16,882 0 386 Nyatike 65,502 0 133 Rongo 79,817 2,918 376 Rongo Suba East 91,548 29,825 451 Migori Suba West 52,876 0 191 Uriri 90,218 0 237 Uriri Total 514,897 49,574 257 (average) - * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4], The district has four constituencies [5]:
- Migori Constituency
- Nyatike Constituency
- Rongo Constituency
- Uriri Constituency
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