Kisumu District

Former administrative district in Kenya

Kisumu District was an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu. It had a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km².^[1] The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria. Kisumu Town was the main commercial centre in western Kenya. The district was created after Central Nyanza District, renamed from Central Kavirondo District, was in 1968, split into Kisumu and Siaya districts.^[2] Kisumu district was split up further. In 2013, Kisumu County was officially effected; all districts that were carved out of Kisumu District after 1992 were reconsolidated into the county.

Subdivisions

Kisumu District had two local authorities (1999 census [1]):

• Kisumu Town (population: 332,024; urban population: 194,390)
• Kisumu County Council (population: 172,335; urban population: 2,687)

Demographics

The district had three constituencies:

• Kisumu Town East Constituency
• Kisumu Town West Constituency
• Kisumu Rural Constituency

References

1. "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
2. "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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