Nyando district is a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The district was named after the Nyando River.
Its capital was a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of the Kisumu. Other towns and villages in the district included Muhoroni, Chemelil, Ahero, Miwani, Koru, Kibigori, and Fort Ternan.
In 2010, the district was merged into Kisumu County. It is now an electoral constituency within Kisumu county and had a population of 161,508 people (2019 census). Its current member of parliament is Hon. Okelo, Jared Odoyo who was re-elected for his second term on Orange Democratic movement party ticket in 2022
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Muhoroni Town 31,148 13,664 Ahero Town 61,556 7,891 Nyando County 207,226 10,055 Total - 299,930 31,610
Administrative divisions Division Population*Urban pop.*Headquarters Lower Nyakach 49,247 1,967 Miwani 58,029 0 Miwani Muhoroni 63,450 19,790 Muhoroni Nyando (Awasi) 64,511 7,554 Awasi Upper Nyakach 64,693 4563 Total 299,930 29,586 -
Electoral constituencies The district had three electoral constituencies: Muhoroni Constituency Nyakach Constituency Nyando Constituency
References
External links Map of Kisumu District (before Nyando District was created)