Kakamega District was a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kakamega. It had a population of 603,422 people and an area of 1,395 km². Kakamega was created in 1963 by the colonial government from the North Nyanza District (formerly North Kavirondo District) that existed from the 1920s. In 1990, Kakamega District lost its southern portion to create Vihiga District.
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Kakamega Municipality 73,607 57,128 Malava Town 46,614 1,704 Kakamega County County 483,201 0 Total - 603,422 58,832
Administrative divisions Division Population*Urban pop.*Headquarters Ikolomani 92,104 0 Ikolomani Ileho 32,545 0 Kambili Kabras 149,510 1,530 Malaba Kakamega municipality 74,115 51,770 Kakamega Lurambi 85,863 0 Shisilu Navakholo 65,337 0 Navakholo Shinyalu 103,948 0 Shinyalu Total 603,422 53,300 -
The district had four constituencies: Malava Constituency Lurambi Constituency Shinyalu Constituency Ikolomani Constituency
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