Butere/Mumias District was an
administrative district
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in the
Western Province
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of
Kenya
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. Its capital town was
Butere
Butere is a town in Kakamega County of the former Western Province of Kenya. It has an urban population of 4,725 (2009 census). Until 2010, the town was the capital of the former Butere/Mumias District.
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. The district had a population of 476,928 (1999 census) and an area of 939 kmĀ
In 2010, the district was eliminated and incorporated into
Kakamega County
Kakamega County is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya and borders Vihiga County to the South, Siaya County to the West, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties to the North and Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties to the East. Its capital an ...
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The district has four constituencies:
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Butere Constituency Butere Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one four in the former Butere/Mumias District Butere/Mumias District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Keny ...
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Khwisero Constituency Khwisero Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one four in the former Butere/Mumias District Butere/Mumias District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Ke ...
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Matungu Constituency Matungu Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one four in the former Butere/Mumias District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
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Mumias Constituency Mumias Constituency was an electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of four constituencies in the former Butere/Mumias District. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. It was later divided into Mumias West Constituency and Mumia ...
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070928022143/http://www.kwaho.org/loc-d-buteremumias.html
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Former districts of Kenya