Bomet District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bomet. The district has a population of 382,794 (1999 census) and an area of 1,882 km2.
In 1992, Bomet District was created after southern regions of Kericho District were hived off to create an additional district. In the 2000s, Bomet Districts was further split to create an additional district of Sotik. All with a combined population of 585,072; the smaller Bomet District with a population of 397,104.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Bomet County.
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Bomet Municipality 42,024 4,426 Bomet County County 340,770 244 Total - 382,794 4,670
Administrative divisions Division Population*Urban pop.*Headquarters Bomet Central 120,759 3,978 Bomet Longisa 75,550 227 Longisa Ndanai 37,910 0 Ndanai Sigor 43,583 0 Sigor Siongiroi 61,116 0 Sotik 41,609 0 Tinet Forest 2,234 0 Total 382,794 4,205 -
The district had three electoral constituencies: Bomet Constituency Chepalungu Constituency Sotik Constituency
References