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Vihiga County

Vihiga County is an administrative region in the former Western Province of Kenya with its headquarters in Mbale, the largest town in the county. According to the 2009 census,the county has a population of 554,622 and an area of 563 km. Vihiga was formerly a district, split from Kakamega District in 1990. The 2019 census recorded a population of 590,013, a population of 590,013, an increase of 35,391 from the 2009 count.

Religion

Religion in Vihiga County

Religion (2019 Census) Number
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

Local authorities

Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Vihiga Municipality 98,189 19,067
Luanda Town 68,157 8,757
Vihiga county County 332,537 0
* 1999 census. Source: [1]

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:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
  2. ^ statoids.com – Districts of Kenya
  3. ^ Amutabi Lutta Mukhebi
  4. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ "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.

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