Bondo District was an
administrative district
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in the former
Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province (; sw, Mkoa wa Nyanza) was one of Kenya's Provinces of Kenya, eight administrative provinces before the formation of the Counties of Kenya, 47 counties under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 constitution. Six counties were organis ...
of
Kenya
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. Its capital town was
Bondo. The Bondo District had a population of 238,78
The district was relatively new; it was created in 1998 from southern parts of the
Siaya District. Bondo district has since been further split off from
Rarieda District to its east.
The district had only two constituencies:
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Rarieda Constituency
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Local industries are fishing and family farming. The district bordered the shore of
Lake Victoria
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In 2010, the district was eliminated and the area is now part of
Siaya County
Siaya County is one of the Counties of Kenya, counties in the former Nyanza Province in the Western part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia County to the north, Kakamega County and Vihiga County's to the northeast and Kisumu County to the southe ...
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District subdivisions
External links
Research findings - Bondo DistrictMap of Siaya District (before Bondo district was split)
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Former districts of Kenya
Nyanza Province