Siaya District was a district of Nyanza Province in the southwest part of Kenya. It was bordered by Busia District to the North, Vihiga and Butere/Mumias Districts to the North-East, Bondo District to the South, and Kisumu District to the southeast. The total area of the district is approximately 1520 km².

In 1968, Central Nyanza District was split into Siaya and Kisumu districts.[1] Between 2000 and 2009, Siaya district was divided into Siaya, Bondo and Rarieda districts.[2] The districts had a combined population of 842,304 in the 2009 census.[3]

In 2013, Siaya County was effected meaning all districts that were formed out of Siaya District after 1992 were reconsolidated.

As of 2007, the district had three constituencies:

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. ↑ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. pp. 152, 153, 154. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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