Migori County

Migori County
County
Close to Awendo Town, Migori
Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Formed	March 4, 2013
Capital	Migori
Government
• Governor	Zachary Obado
Area
• Total	2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	917,170
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	migori.go.ke

Migori County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. Its capital is Migori, its largest town. The county has a population of 917,170. Migori County is perhaps the most diverse in Nyanza after Kisumu. The inhabitants include Suba-Luos, Luos, Kuria, Kisiis, Luhya, Somalis, a small pockets of Indians, Arabs, and Nubians. Migori town serves as in important link between Kenya and Tanzania and the second most viable commercial center in Luo-Nyanza after Kisumu. Other major towns in Migori county include Kehanncha and Isebania in Kuria District.

With the nationwide creation of new districts in 2007, Migori was split into Rongo (North) and Migori (South) districts. The headquarters of Migori County remain in Migori, and those of Rongo District moved to Rongo town. The split occurs between Suba and Uriri Division.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Migori	Municipality	46,576	31,644
Awendo	Town	93,387	13,760
Rongo	Town	64,528	6,175
Migori County	County	310,406	4,331
Total	-	514,897	55,910
* 1999 census. Source: [1]

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban population*	Population density	Headquarters
Awendo	90,153	13,509	352	Awendo
Karungu	27,901	3,322	201	Karungu
Muhuru	16,882	0	386
Nyatike	65,502	0	133
Rongo	79,817	2,918	376	Rongo
Suba East	91,548	29,825	451	Migori
Suba West	52,876	0	191
Uriri	90,218	0	237	Uriri
Total	514,897	49,574	257 (average)	-
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3]

The county has four constituencies:

• Migori Constituency
• Nyatike Constituency
• Rongo Constituency
• Uriri Constituency

Villages and settlements

• Aneko

See also

• Counties of Kenya

External links

• Map of Migori and Suba districts