Siaya

Siaya
Siaya
Coordinates	0 ° 4 ′  N , 34 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 4 ′  N , 34 ° 17 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Kenya
height	1224 m
Residents	22,586 (2009)
A street in town

Siaya is a city in Siaya County in Kenya . With 22,586 inhabitants (as of 2009) it is the administrative seat of the county. The provincial capital Kisumu is located 74 kilometers southeast of the city.

population

Siaya is divided into five districts: Mjini, Siaya Central, Siaya East, Siaya North and Siaya West. All neighborhoods are part of the East Alego constituency.

The population consists mainly of Luo , an ethnic group.

climate

temperature

Siaya is located in the subtropical climatic zone . In the months of June to September temperatures can drop below 20 ° C. The lowest temperatures ever recorded were 12 ° C in August and September. In the months of October to May, temperatures rise to over 35 ° C. Between December and April temperatures can be just under 40 ° C.

Precipitation

The rainy season is between March and May with a maximum monthly rainfall of around 200 mm. A smaller rainy season takes place in November and December with an average of 100 mm and a maximum of 140 mm. This rainy season is followed by the driest month in January with a mean precipitation of 48 mm and a maximum of 79 mm.

Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     48   29 18th     81   29 19th     140   28 19th     191   28 18th     155   27 18th     84   27 17th     58   27 17th     76   27 17th     64   28 17th     56   29 18th     86   29 18th     102   29 18th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fweather%2Fworld%2Fcity_guides%2Fresults.shtml%3Ftt%3DTT000280

Climate diagram Siaya Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29 29 28 28 27 27 27 27 28 29 29 29 O 28.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 18th 19th 19th 18th 18th 17th 17th 17th 17th 18th 18th 18th O 17.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 48 81 140 191 155 84 58 76 64 56 86 102 Σ 1,141 Source: http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fweather%2Fworld%2Fcity_guides%2Fresults.shtml%3Ftt%3DTT000280

traffic

Four kilometers north of the city there is a mud runway on which small planes can land. Coming from Kisumu , the city is on the highway connected C30, which is paved on these 50 kilometers.

economy

Siaya district is one of the poorest in Kenya due to low agricultural productivity and high unemployment rates.

health

Health care is also poor. The most common diseases are: malaria , dermatoses (such as AIDS or mycoses ), respiratory infections (such as tuberculosis ) and malnutrition .

• The infant mortality rate is about 50 to 200 per 1,000 births
• Malnutrition: 2.5–5% of children under 36 months
• Malaria: 20% of children under 48 months

politics

• Party in power: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
• Representative in the National Parliament (MP) for the five constituencies of Alego: Edwin Ochieng Yinda - Party: ODM (since 2008)

administration

The center of Siaya

Mayor: Coun Oboo Otare - Party: ODM (since 2008)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Super User: The National Treasury. Retrieved September 9, 2017 (UK English). 
2. ↑ Wikiwix's cache. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 23, 2011 ; accessed on September 9, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Jane M. Kelly, Benta Osamba, Renu M. Garg, Mary J. Hamel, Jennifer J. Lewis: Community Health Worker Performance in the Management of Multiple Childhood Illnesses: Siaya District, Kenya, 1997-2001 . In: American Journal of Public Health . tape 91 , no. 10 , October 1, 2001, ISSN  0090-0036 , p. 1617–1624 , doi : 10.2105 / AJPH.91.10.1617 ( aphapublications.org [accessed September 9, 2017]).