Suba District
Administrative district in Kenya
Suba District was an administrative district in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Mbita Point. The district had a population of 155,666 and an area of 1,055 km2 [1]. Suba district was named after the Suba people, who inhabit local Rusinga and Mfangano Islands.
The district had two constituencies: Mbita Constituency and Gwassi [2].
In line with the new Kenyan constitution of 2010, Suba district is now part of Homa Bay County.
Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
---|---|---|---|
Mbita Point | Town | 28,705 | 6,103 |
Suba | County | 126,961 | 1,792 |
Total | - | 155,666 | 7,895 |
* 1999 census. Source: [3] |
Division | Population* | Urban population* | Population density | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 27,574 | 1,653 | 90 | |
Gwassi | 47,221 | 0 | 142 | |
Lambwe | 18,366 | 0 | 132 | |
Mbita | 46,223 | 5,745 | 219 | Mbita Point |
Mfangano | 16,282 | 0 | 250 | |
Total | 155,666 | 7,398 | 148 (average) | |
* 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5], |
External links
- Map of Migori and Suba districts
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