• Source: Bungoma District

Bungoma District was a district in the former Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Bungoma. It had an area of 2,069 km2.
In 1956, Elgon Nyanza District was split from North Nyanza District. The new district was headquartered at Bungoma. In 1963, the district was split into two districts: Bungoma and Busia, all within Western Province.
By 2005, Bungoma District was completely nonexistent after it had been divided into smaller districts, namely; Mt. Elgon, Bungoma East, Bungoma North, Bungoma South, and Bungoma West. All with a total population of 1,375,063.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Bungoma County.




Administration



The district had five constituencies:

Kimilili Constituency
Webuye Constituency
Sirisia Constituency
Kanduyi Constituency
Bumula Constituency




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Milo (disambiguasi)
• Bungoma District
• Bungoma County
• Western Province (Kenya)
• Divisions of Kenya
• Sub-Counties of Kenya
• Elijah Masinde
• Bukusu dialect
• Busia District, Kenya
• Musikari Kombo
• Bunyala