Vihiga County is a County located in the former Western Province of Kenya with its headquarters in Mbale, the largest town in the county. According to the 2009 census,the county has a population of 554,622 and an area of 563 km2. Vihiga was formerly a district, split from Kakamega District in 1990. The 2019 census recorded a population of 590,013, an increase of 35,391 from the 2009 count.

Economics

The county is part of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) established in 2018 to foster regional economic, industrial, social, and technological collaboration.

Religion

Religion in Vihiga County

Religion (2019 Census)Number
Catholicism22,331
Protestant201,738
Evangelical Churches240,628
African instituted Churches88,697
Orthodox4,913
Other Cristian13,469
Islam5.796
Hindu31
Traditionists1,148
Other4,639
No ReligionAtheists3,337
Don't Know389
Not Stated73

Local authorities

AuthorityTypePopulation*Urban pop.*
VihigaMunicipality98,18919,067
LuandaTown68,1578,757
Vihiga countyCounty332,5370
* 1999 census. Source: [permanent dead link]

Administrative divisions

DivisionPopulation*Urban pop.*Headquarters
Emuhaya69,2500
Luanda92,4628.016Luanda, Kenya
Sabatia117,86310.135
Tiriki East59,9430
Tiriki West76,3700
Vihiga82,9956.881Vihiga
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

Constituencies

The district has five constituencies:

Notable people

External links

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