Vihiga County | |
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Country | Kenya |
Formed | 4 March 2013 |
Capital | Mbale |
Government | |
• Governor | Wilber Otichilo |
Area | |
• Total | 531.3 km2 (205.1 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 590,013 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Website | vihiga.go.ke |
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 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 Religion Atheists | 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] |
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
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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], |
The district has five constituencies:
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