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Vihiga County

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Country
  
Kenya

Capital
  
Vihiga

Website
  
vihiga.go.ke

Population
  
554,622 (2009)

Formed
  
March 4th 2013

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Area
  
531.3 km²


Beautiful vihiga county


Vihiga County is an administrative region in the former Western Province of Kenya whose headquarters are in Vihiga, the largest town in the county. The county has a population of 554,622 (2009 census) and an area of 563 km². Vihiga County was split from Kakamega County in 1990.[1]

Contents

Map of Vihiga County, Kenya

Constituencies

The district has five constituencies:

  • Emuhaya Constituency
  • Hamisi Constituency
  • Sabatia Constituency
  • Vihiga Constituency
  • Luanda Constituency, with Chris Omulele (ODM) as its current M.P., who garnered 9,767 votes against his closest competitor Apungu, who got 6,588 votes (March 2013 Elections).

    • References

    Vihiga County Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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