Vihiga District
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Vihiga District was a former administrative district in western Kenya, known for its high population density and predominantly Luhya community before being reorganized into Vihiga County.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of Kenya
ⓘ
former administrative district ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | abolished with creation of counties in Kenya ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kakamega District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kisumu District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandi District NERFINISHED ⓘ Siaya District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vihiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| educationLevel | relatively high school enrollment compared to some neighboring districts ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Luhya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Vihiga District Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the smaller districts in Kenya by area ⓘ |
| infrastructure | served by Kisumu–Kakamega road corridor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high population density
ⓘ
small geographic size ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Luhya languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Province, Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ maize ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Hamisi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | former Western Province, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | among the most densely populated rural districts in Kenya ⓘ |
| predominantEthnicGroup | Luhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predominantSubgroup |
Bunyore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maragoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiriki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural-urban mix ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | Vihiga County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
divisions
ⓘ
locations ⓘ sublocations ⓘ |
| successor | Vihiga County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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