Lugari District

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Lugari District

Inhabitants
• Population density
215,920 inh.
322 inh / km²
surface 670 km²
Coordinates 0 ° 39 ′  N , 34 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 39 ′  N , 34 ° 55 ′  E
Former province Western film
Lugari District (Kenya)
Lugari District
Lugari District

Lugari District was a district in the Kenyan province of Western . The capital of the district was Lugari . Until 1998 the area belonged to the Kakamega District . As part of the 2010 constitution , the Kenyan districts were dissolved. The area is now part of Kakamega County .

structure

The Lugari District was divided into three divisions, ten locations and 28 sub-locations.

Divisions
division Residents Area in km²
Lukuyani 99,074 302
Lugari 87,041 266.3
Matete 48,421 101.9
total 234,536 607

economy

In the Lugari District, 90% of the population worked in agriculture. Mainly corn , beans , millet , tobacco , coffee beans and cotton were planted. In 2000, 57% of the Lugari District population was below the poverty line.

Healthcare

The district had 51 health care facilities that primarily treated malaria , skin conditions, diarrhea, and respiratory infections. Infant mortality was 1.3% and 1.84% of the children died before their 5th birthday. 10–19% of the total population in the Lugari District were HIV- positive or had AIDS . Many children under five were malnourished and the maternal mortality rate was high.

Individual evidence

  1. statoids.com , accessed on April 11, 2010
  2. a b Lugari District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), (pdf), p. 10; Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Lugari District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), (pdf), p. 16; Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  4. a b Lugari District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), (pdf), p. 14; Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  5. Lugari District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), (pdf), p. 15; Retrieved October 26, 2010.