Suba District
| Suba District
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| Inhabitants • Population density |
155,666 inhabitants. 148 inhabitants / km² |
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| surface | 1055 km² | ||
| Coordinates | 0 ° 27 ′ S , 34 ° 13 ′ E | ||
| Former province | Nyanza | ||
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Suba District was a district in Nyanza Province in Kenya . The district capital was Mbita Point . The Suba District was divided into five divisions: Mbita, Lambwe, Central, Gwassi and Mfangano. The district bordered Lake Victoria to the west . In addition to the 1055 km² land area, 1190 km² water area of Lake Victoria belonged to the district. 16 islands in Lake Victoria also belonged to the Suba District, the largest being Rusina Island and Mfangano Island . Ruma National Park was in the Lambwe Valley in the Central Division .
As part of the 2010 constitution , the Kenyan districts were dissolved. The area is now part of Homa Bay County .
economy
More than 50% of the population lived from agriculture, 40% from fishing and breeding. Among other things, cotton and sunflowers were grown .
Healthcare
The Suba District had 21 health care facilities in 2005, including two hospitals. There were more than 85,000 potential patients for one doctor. Mainly malaria , respiratory infections and diarrhea were treated. 80% of the hospital beds were occupied on average with HIV-positive patients. The HIV - prevalence in Suba District was 34% in the year of 2002. Infant mortality was 11% in 2002, and 13% of children died before their 5th birthday. The Suba District Hospital had 50 beds.
education
In 2005 the Suba District had 172 primary schools and 12 secondary schools .
Individual evidence
- ↑ statoids.com , accessed on December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), p. 10; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), p. 11; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), pp. 15/16; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), p. 12; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), p. 13; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Hospitals in Nyanza Province ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the National Health Insurance Fund home page, accessed December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Suba District Strategic Plan 2005–2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf), p. 14; Retrieved December 2, 2010.
