Gucha District
Gucha District was a former district in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. It was also known as South Kisii District or Ogembo District. In 1999, its population was approximately 461,000 people [1]. Its district headquarters were at Ogembo which houses more than a thousand residents, (people who live in the center of the town), with more than one thousand people more that visit it each day.
Agriculture is the main industry. Apart from numerous small family plantations, there are large sugar cane fields. The population is mostly Gusii, but the district borders Maasai land at southeast. There has been some ethnic clashes between them.
The district had three constituencies: South Mugirango, Bomachoge Borabu Constituency, Bomachoge Chache Constituency and Bobasi. At the 2002 General elections all three seats were won by FORD-People.
In 2010, the district was eliminated and merged into Kisii County.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogembo | Town | 48,725 | 1,654 |
| Nyamarambe | Town | 40,232 | 212 |
| Nyamache | Town | 38,924 | 2,205 |
| Tabaka | Town | 26,325 | 5,067 |
| Gucha | County | 306,733 | 1,946 |
| Total | - | 460,939 | 11,084 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [2] | |||
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etago | 59,652 | 0 | |
| Kenyenya | 92,641 | 1,857 | |
| Nyacheki | 56,998 | 405 | |
| Nyamache | 54,722 | 1,702 | |
| Nyamarambe | 67,060 | 3,850 | |
| Ogembo | 78,827 | 1,465 | Ogembo |
| Sameta | 51,039 | 0 | |
| Total | 460,939 | 9,279 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4], | |||
External links
- Languages
- Kisii Language - Kisii English- Ekegusii translation
