Vihiga County
County in Kenya
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location in Kenya
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(2019)
Vihiga County is an administrative region in the former Western Province of Kenya whose headquarters are in Mbale, the largest town in the county. The county has a population of 554,622[1] (2009 census) and an area of 563 km2.[2] Formerly a district, Vihiga was split from Kakamega District in 1990.[3] In 2019's census, Vihiga was found to have a population of 590,013, an increase of 35,391 from 2009's count.[4]
Religion
Religion in Vihiga County [5]
Religion (2019 Census) | Number |
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Catholicism | 22,331 |
Protestant | 201,738 |
Evangelical Churches | 240,628 |
African instituted Churches | 88,697 |
Orthodox | 4,913 |
Other Cristian | 13,469 |
Islam | 5.796 |
Hindu | 31 |
Traditionists | 1,148 |
Other | 4,639 |
No ReligionAtheists | 3,337 |
Don't Know | 389 |
Not Stated | 73 |
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
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Vihiga | Municipality | 98,189 | 19,067 |
Luanda | Town | 68,157 | 8,757 |
Vihiga county | County | 332,537 | 0 |
* 1999 census. Source: [1][permanent dead link] |
Administrative divisions
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
Emuhaya | 69,250 | 0 | |
Luanda | 92,462 | 8.016 | Luanda, Kenya |
Sabatia | 117,863 | 10.135 | |
Tiriki East | 59,943 | 0 | |
Tiriki West | 76,370 | 0 | |
Vihiga | 82,995 | 6.881 | Vihiga |
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], |
Constituencies
The district has five constituencies:
- Emuhaya Constituency
- Hamisi Constituency
- Sabatia Constituency
- Vihiga Constituency
- Luanda Constituency
Notable people
- Moses Mudavadi Cabinet minister
- Musalia Mudavadi Kenya's 7th Vice President of Kenya.
References
- ^ a b "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
- ^ statoids.com – Districts of Kenya
- ^ Amutabi Lutta Mukhebi
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4 (.pdf)
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0°4′N 34°40′E / 0.067°N 34.667°E / 0.067; 34.667
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