Kilingili is a village in

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 ...

and Vihiga County, Kenya. It currently has a population of about 3000. Kilingili Market thru car 1

Education

Kilingili is home to two schools, Kilingili Primary School and Kilingili Girls Secondary School.

Health

Kilingili currently has one health center. Kilingili Health Center is staffed with one doctor, who is assisted by several nurse practitioners, nurse aides, and an RN.

Police

Kilingili is home to a divisional police headquarters. Due to it being an intersection point between Emuhaya,

Vihiga Vihiga is a town in Kenya located on the eastern side of the Kakamega Forest. Geography The town is along the road between Kisumu and Kakamega, and only five kilometres north of the equator. Vihiga bears the same name as its county, Vihiga Coun ...

, and Kakamega Districts, if one is believed to have committed a crime within the

Kakamega District 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 a ...

part of Kilingili then that matter must be dealt with the Kakamega District police headquarters, rather than with the much closer Kilingili police divisional headquarters. However, due to local agreements, accused individuals will be held by local forces until the appropriate officers arrive.

Religion

Kilingili is largely Christian with the largest denomination belonging to the Church of God. In addition, the area has a minority of residents who identify as

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

. ;Christian Churches Kilingili Church of God, Kilingili Catholic Church, Pentecostal Church of Kilingili ;Mosques Ramadan Mosque of Kilingili

References

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* Populated places in Western Province (Kenya) Kakamega County {{WesternKE-geo-stub