Lugari District
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Lugari District is one of the seventy-one districts
of Kenya
, located in that country's Western Province
. Its capital is Lugari
.
Lugari District has one local authority, Lugari county council. The only constituency in the district is Lugari Constituency
. The district is divided into three administrative divisions:
Districts of Kenya
The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...
of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, located in that country's Western Province
Western Province (Kenya)
The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in...
. Its capital is Lugari
Lugari
Lugari is a town in the Western Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Lugari District. The town is located 10 kilometres east of Webuye. Lugari has an urban population of 5000 ....
.
Lugari District
Lugari District has a population of 215,920 and an area of 670 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html.Lugari District has one local authority, Lugari county council. The only constituency in the district is Lugari Constituency
Lugari Constituency
Lugari Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is the only constituency in Lugari District. The entire constituency has eight wards, all of which elect councillors for the Lugari County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :-...
. The district is divided into three administrative divisions:
Administrative divisions | |||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
Lugari | 80,132 | 4,527 | Lumakanda |
Likuyani | 91,210 | 3,958 | Likuyani |
Matete | 44,578 | 0 | Matete |
Total | 215,920 | 8,485 | - |