Muhoroni is a town in 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...

. It is part of Nyando District

Nyando District

Nyando district is a fairly new district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district borders the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River....

 of Nyanza Province

Nyanza Province

Nyanza Province of Kenya, is one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces. It is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria. Nyanza includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes such as the...

. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 (1999 census http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway

Kenya Railways Corporation

Kenya Railways Corporation , also Kenya Railways is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation.- History :...

. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu

Kisumu

Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...

, the Provincial capital. Chemelil

Chemelil

Chemelil is a town in Kenya. It is part of Muhoroni Division of Nyando District in Nyanza Province. Chemelil has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway between the stations of Kibigori and Muhoroni. The town is located 40 kilometres east of Kisumu, the Provincial capital...

, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni .

Township

The Muhoroni town council has five wards: Fort Ternan

Fort Ternan

Fort Ternan is a small town in Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu and five kilometres east of Koru. Fort Ternan is located adjacent the western border of Rift Valley Province . Fort Ternan forms a ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council...

 God Nyithindo, Koru

Koru, Kenya

Koru is a village in Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya. It forms an electoral ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council . Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division of Nyando District . Elevation 1540m.- Transport :...

, Muhoroni Town, and Owaga .

Muhoroni is home to Muhoroni Sugar Company and Agro-Chemical & food Company Limited among others. The latter also owns Agro-Chemical

Agro-Chemical

Agro-Chemical is an Kenyan football club based in Muhoroni. They are a member of the top division in Kenyan football.- History :The club is owned by Agro-Chemical and food Company Limited. Agro-Chemical played in the Nyanza North Provincial League from 1989 to 1997 when it won promotion to the...

, a football club playing in the Kenyan Premier League

Kenyan Premier League

The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....

. Its home ground is Furaha Academy Sports Ground.

External links

• http://www.maseno.ac.ke/schools/urban/urbanstudio.htm