- Source: Nyamira District
Nyamira District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It was split from Kisii District in 1989 and was sometimes referred to as North Kisii District. The district had a population of 492,102 (1999 census). Its capital town was Nyamira.
It was later split into three smaller districts of Nyamira, Manga and Borabu; then later the smaller district of Nyamira was split into Nyamira North and Nyamira South districts. As per the 2009 census, the three districts had a combined population of 486,975.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were created based on the districts of Kenya as of 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Nyamira County.
District subdivisions
The district had three constituencies:
Kitutu Masaba Constituency
North Mugirango Constituency
West Mugirango Constituency