Migori District

Migori County
County
Close to Awendo Town, Migori
Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Formed	March 4, 2013
Capital	Migori
Government
• Governor	Zachary Obado
Area
• Total	2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	917,170
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	migori.go.ke

Migori County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. Migori County is located in Western Kenya and borders Homa Bay to the North, Kisii to the North East, Narok to the East and South East, Tanzania to the South and South West and Lake Victoria to the West.The capital is Migori town which is also its largest town. The county has a population of 917,170. Migori County is perhaps the most diverse in Nyanza after Kisumu. The inhabitants include Suba-Luos, Luos, Kuria, Abagusii, Luhya, Somalis, a small pockets of Indians, Arabs, and Nubians. Migori town serves as in important link between Kenya and Tanzania and the second most viable commercial center in Luo-Nyanza after Kisumu. Other major towns in Migori county include Kehanncha and Isebania in Kuria District.

With the nationwide creation of new districts in 2007, Migori was split into Rongo (North) and Migori (South) districts. The headquarters of Migori County remain in Migori, and those of Rongo District moved to Rongo town. The split occurs between Suba and Uriri Division.

The Population density is 353 PER SQ. km and 43% of the population live below the poverty line. Age Distribution was 0–14 years 49%, 15–64 years 48% and over 65 years 3%.

Migori Town (-1.0634,34.4731) is 368 kilometers from Nairobi. Migori town is bordered by hills.

Water bodies in the county include the Kuja and Migori rivers, and Lake Victoria)

The main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, manufacturing and mining. There is some small scale gold mining carried out in the country. The county also sees some limited commercial activity, mainly small and micro-enterprises in the Jua Kali sector. These include auto mechanics, furniture works, tailoring, welding, trade and agriculture.

Agricultural activity is carried out in areas such as Ngege, Oyani and Anjego. There is a National cereals board depot in Migori Town.

Some common trees and shrubs include Bondo (Euphorbia candelabrum), Ochwoga (Carissa edulis), Mukinduri (Croton megalocarpus), Ngow, Bong'u (Ficus spp), Onera (Terminalia brownii), Toona ciliata, Ochond rateng'/Musaja (Sapium spp), Oncoba spinosa ,Terminalia catappa, Cypress.

The birdlife here is varied with many records of blue flycatcher, blue-spotted wood dove, harrier hawk, bat hawk, baglafecht weaver, tawny eagle, purple grenadier, sunbird, yellow-billed stork, hadada ibis, African citril, cape turtle dove, paradise flycatcher, yellow white eye, white-browed robin chat, black-headed gonolek, black kite among others.

Only 15% of Migori County residents have secondary level of education or above. Rongo constituency has the highest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above at 19%. This is 7 percentage points above Kuria East constituency, which has the lowest share.