Muhoroni

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Muhoroni is a town in Kisumu County, Kenya. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 (1999 census [1]). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu, the county capital. Chemelil, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni.[1]

Township

The Muhoroni town council has five wards: Fort Ternan God Nyithindo, Koru, Muhoroni Town, and Owaga.[2]

Muhoroni is home to Muhoroni Sugar Company and Agro-Chemical & food Company Limited among others. The latter also owns Agro-Chemical, a football club playing in the Kenyan Premier League. Its home ground is Furaha Academy Sports Ground.

Geography

Elevation is 1475m.

See also

References

  1. Rough Guide Map of Kenya
  2. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency

External links

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