Teso District, Kenya
Teso District is a defunct administrative district in the former Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Amagoro, next to Malaba a border town between Kenya and Uganda. The district had a population of 181,491 and an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi).[1] The district had one electoral constituency, Amagoro Constituency.[2] Alupe Leprosy Hospital is located in this former district.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaba | Town | 33,163 | 7,302 |
| Teso | County | 148,328 | 0 |
| Total | - | 181,491 | 7,302 |
| * 1999 census. Source:[3] | |||
| Administrative divisions | ||||
| Division | Population* | Urban population* |
Population density* |
Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagoro | 33,954 | 4,208 | 370 | |
| Amukura | 48,067 | 0 | 264 | Amukura |
| Angurai | 44,501 | 0 | 306 | |
| Chakol | 54,969 | 7,883 | 393 | |
| Total | 181,491 | 12,153 | 325 (average) | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources:,,[4][5] | ||||
References
- ↑ "Kenya Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ Archived December 6, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑
- ↑ Archived June 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls
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