Mwingi District was a former district of Kenya, located in the now defunct Eastern Province. The district had a population of 303.828 (1999 census). Its capital was Mwingi town.

Local people are mostly of the Akamba tribe. North of Mwingi town, is the Mwingi National Reserve (formerly Kitui North National Reserve), which borders Meru National Park and Kora National Park.

The district had two electoral constituencies, Mwingi North and Mwingi South. Kalonzo Musyoka, a prominent politician is from Mwingi.

In 2010, due to the promulgation of new constitution [1] the district was merged into Kitui County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
MwingiTown67,67810,138
Mwingi CountyCounty236,150462
Total-303,82810,600
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Central83,6879,281Mwingi
Kyuso34,2720
Migwani56,907433Migwani
Muumoni37,6070
Ngomeni10,7120Ngomeni
Nguni20,4150Nguni
Nuu36,5610
Tseikuru23,6670Tseikuru
Total303,8289,714-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

References

  1. ↑ "Institutional Reform in the New Constitution of Kenya | International Center for Transitional Justice". www.ictj.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

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