Nyamira County

Nyamira County
Nyamira County
County
	Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital	Nyamira
Sub-counties	List Borabu; Manga; Masaba North; Nyamira North; Nyamira South;
Government
• Governor	Amos Nyaribo
• Deputy Governor	James Gesami
Area
• Total	912.5 km2 (352.3 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	605,576
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	www.nyamira.go.ke

Nyamira County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Formally a district, Nyamira was hived off Kisii District in 1989, and it shares common boundaries with what was known as Nyamira District. The main cash crops grown are bananas and tea. The county has a population of 605,576^[2] (2019 census). Its capital and largest town is Nyamira, with an urban population of around 41,668 (2009 census)^[3] The county is also referred to as North Kisii.

Nyamira County borders Kisii County to the East, Bomet and Kericho counties to the West, Homa Bay County to the North.

^ "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
^ "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".

[2] "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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