Teso District is an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Amagoro, next to Malaba a border town between Kenya and Uganda. The district has a population of 181,491 and an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi) [1]. The district has one electoral constituency, Amagoro Constituency [2]. Alupe Leprosy Hospital is located in this 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], | ||||