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Bungoma District

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Bungoma District was a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Bungoma. It had an area of 2,069 km2.[1]

In 1956, Elgon Nyanza District was split from North Nyanza District. The new district was headquartered at Bungoma.[2][3] In 1963, the district was split into two districts: Bungoma and Busia, all within Western Province.[4]

By 2005, Bungoma District was completely nonexistent after it had been divided into smaller districts, namely; Mt. Elgon, Bungoma East, Bungoma North, Bungoma South, and Bungoma West. All with a total population of 1,375,063.[5]

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya that as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Bungoma County.

Administration

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Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Bungoma Municipality 60,650 44,196
Kimilili Municipality 71,299 10,261
Webuye Municipality 48,806 19,606
Malakisi Town 38,004 3,762
Sirisia Town 22,703 822
Bungoma County County 635,029 10,852
Total - 876,491 89,499
* 1999 census. Source: [1]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Bumula 129,011 0
Central 60,605 0
Chwele 41,174 2,677 Chwele
Kanduyi 163,568 38,407 Bungoma
Kimilili 96,674 9,631 Kimilili
Malakisi 36,042 3,341 Malakisi
Ndivisi 57,336 1,905
Sirisia 44,088 769 Sirisia
Tongaren 133,296 5,313
Webuye 114,697 18,257 Webuye
Total 876,491 79,490

The district had five constituencies:

References

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  1. ^ statoids.com – Districts of Kenya
  2. ^ "description of the districts and provinces". Syracuse University. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Makana, Nicholas E. (2009-01-01). "Metropolitan Concern, Colonial State Policy and the Embargo on Cultivation of Coffee by Africans in Colonial Kenya: the Example of Bungoma District, 1930–1960". History in Africa. 36: 315–329. doi:10.1353/hia.2010.0007. ISSN 0361-5413.
  4. ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 198. Retrieved 28 September 2023.