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Vihiga District is an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Mbale, which is located in Vihiga Division. The district has a population of 498,883 (1999 census) and an area of 563 sq km [1]. Vihiga District was split from Kakamega District in 1990 [2].
[edit] Local authorities
| Authority |
Type |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
| Vihiga |
Municipality |
98,189 |
19,067 |
| Luanda |
Town |
68,157 |
8,757 |
| Vihiga county |
County |
332,537 |
0 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [3] |
[edit] Administrative divisions
| Division |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
Headquarters |
| Emuhaya |
69,250 |
0 |
|
| Luanda |
92,462 |
8.016 |
Luanda |
| Sabatia |
117,863 |
10.135 |
|
| Tiriki East |
59,943 |
0 |
|
| Tiriki West |
76,370 |
0 |
|
| Vihiga |
82,995 |
6.881 |
Vihiga |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5], |
[edit] Constituencies
The district has four constituencies:
- Emuhaya
- Hamisi
- Sabatia
- Vihiga
