Nyamira County

Not to be confused with Nyamira.
Nyamira County
County

Location in Kenya
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4th 2013
Capital Nyamira
Government
  Governor John Nyangarama
Area
  Total 912.5 km2 (352.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 598,252 [1]
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Website nyamira.go.ke/

Nyamira County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. It was formerly part of Kisii County when Kisii County was a district, and is sometimes called North Kisii County. The county has a population of 598,252 [2] (2009 census). Its capital and largest town is Nyamira, with an urban population of around 41,668 (2009 census).[3]

County subdivisions

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Nyamira Town 65,633 9,971
Nyansiongo Town 35,413 3,692
Nyamira county County 397,056 0
Total - 498,102 13,663
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Borabu 58,079 3,241 Nyansiongo
Ekerenyo 133,967 0
Manga 75,996 0 Manga
Nyamira 133,920 9,559 Nyamira
Rigoma 96,140 3,395
Total 498,102 16,195 -
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The county has the following constituencies:

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References

Coordinates: 0°45′S 35°00′E / 0.750°S 35.000°E / -0.750; 35.000

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