Bomet District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bomet. The district has a population of 382,794 (1999 census) and an area of 1,882 km2.[1]

In 1992, Bomet District was created after southern regions of Kericho District were hived off to create an additional district.[2] In the 2000s, Bomet Districts was further split to create an additional district of Sotik. All with a combined population of 585,072; the smaller Bomet District with a population of 397,104.[3]

In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Bomet County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
BometMunicipality42,0244,426
Bomet CountyCounty340,770244
Total-382,7944,670
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Bomet Central120,7593,978Bomet
Longisa75,550227Longisa
Ndanai37,9100Ndanai
Sigor43,5830Sigor
Siongiroi61,1160
Sotik41,6090
Tinet Forest2,2340
Total382,7944,205-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The district had three electoral constituencies:

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ↑ "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 184. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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