Migori District

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 density	Headquarters
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

External links

• Map of Migori and Suba districts

Coordinates: 0°40′S 34°50′E / 0.667°S 34.833°E / -0.667; 34.833