Nyamira District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It was split from Kisii District in 1989 and was sometimes referred to as North Kisii District. The district had a population of 492,102 (1999 census). Its capital town was Nyamira.
It was later split into three smaller districts of Nyamira, Manga and Borabu; then later the smaller district of Nyamira was split into Nyamira North and Nyamira South districts. As per the 2009 census, the three districts had a combined population of 486,975.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were created based on the districts of Kenya as of 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Nyamira County.
District 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
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 -
The district had three constituencies: Kitutu Masaba Constituency North Mugirango Constituency West Mugirango Constituency
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