Kisii County

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Kisii County
Population (state)
- population density 		1,266,860 inh. (2019)
961 inh / km²
surface 1,317.9 km²
Coordinates 0 ° 40 ′  S , 34 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 40 ′  S , 34 ° 45 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-16
Kisii County in Kenya.svg

Kisii County (until 2010 Kisii Central District ) is a county in Kenya . The county capital is Kisii . In 2019, the county had 1,266,860 people on 1,317.9 km². 5.9% of households are connected to the electricity grid.

The county is characterized by a hilly landscape and is traversed by both the Gucha and the Mogusi, both of which flow into Lake Victoria . The main crops in Kisii County are coffee , tea , tanacetum , corn , beans, and millet .

In 2007 the original larger Kisii District was divided. The north of the district became the Nyamira District , and the south the Gucha District . The area around the city of Kisii remained as Kisii Central District . Under the constitution of 2010 , the districts of Kisii Central , Kisii South , Gucha , Gucha South and Masaba were united under the new name Kisii County .

Despite the 2001 ban on female genital cutting, there is still a large number of circumcisions in Kisii County.

climate

Kisii is located in the tropical climate zone on the equator , but has a pleasant climate because of its altitude. There are two rainy seasons between March and May and October / November . Temperatures range from 10 ° C to 31 ° C.

structure

Kisii County is divided into councils and divisions.

Councils
Seat of the authority Type Population (1999)
Kisii local community 59248
Keroka city 44,861
Masimba city 40,218
Suneka city 43,908
Gusii circle 303,551
Divisions
division Population (1999) Capital
Keumbu 109,837 Keumbu
Kisii township 37,531 Kisii
Marani 89.215 Marani
Masaba 105,926 Masimba
Mosocho 63,247 Nyakoe
Suneka 86.030 Suneka

Kisii County is divided into seven constituencies:

  • Bomachoge
  • Bonchari
  • Kitutu Chache
  • Masaba
  • Nyaribari Chache
  • Nyaribari Masaba
  • South Migirango

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ County Data Sheet - Kisii. (No longer available online.) Opendata.go.ke, archived from the original on March 23, 2013 ; accessed on March 3, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Kenyan Girls flee circumcision , BBC News online, accessed February 15, 2010.

Web links

Commons : Kisii County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files