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Bondo District
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Bondo District is an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bondo. The Bondo District has a population of 238,780 [1]. The district is relatively new; it was created in 1998 from southern parts of the Siaya District.
The district has two constituencies: Bondo and Rarieda.
Local indistries are fishing and family farming. The district borders the shore of Lake Victoria.
The late Barack Obama, Sr., a Luo [2] and father of United States Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Jr., was born in Nyangoma-Kogelo, within this district.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondo | Town | 29,165 | 7,797 |
| Bondo County | County | 209,615 | 4,405 |
| Total | - | 238,780 | 12,202 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [3] | |||
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondo | 79,833 | 7,456 | Bondo |
| Madiany | 58,784 | 0 | Madiany |
| Rarieda | 56,883 | 0 | |
| Usigu | 43,280 | 3,933 | |
| Total | 238,780 | 11,389 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5], | |||
Provinces
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Main cities and towns
Baragoi · Bungoma · Busia · Eldoret · Embu · Garissa · Hola · Homa Bay · Isiolo · Kajiado · Kakamega · Kapenguria · Kericho · Kiambu · Kilifi · Kisii · Kisumu · Kitale · Kitui · Limuru · Lodwar · Lokichokio · Loiyangalani · Lamu · Machakos · Malindi · Mandera · Maralal · Marsabit · Meru · Mombasa · Moyale · Mumias · Murang'a · Nairobi · Naivasha · Nakuru · Namanga · Nanyuki · Narok · Nyahururu · Nyeri · Ruiru · Thika · Voi · Wajir · Webuye · Wundanyi
Districts
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