Sori (Suri) is a small town in
Migori County
Migori County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It borders Homa Bay County to the north, Kisii County to the northeast, Narok County to the southeast, Tanzania to the west and south, and Lake Vic ...
, in the former
Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province (; ) was one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces before the formation of the 47 counties under the 2010 constitution. Six counties were organised in the area of the former province.
The region is located in the southwes ...
of
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. The town lies on the banks of
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
. , its population is 8,964.
Sori town is located between village i.e. Aloma,Raguda,ng'ira and Aringo (Aloma koyoto Ezekiel)
History
Prior to 1968 Sori was in
South Nyanza District. In 1968 Nyanza Province was redistricted and Sori ended up in
Homa Bay District
Homa Bay District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Homa Bay. The district had a population of 288,540 (1999 census) and an area of 1,160 km². The district itself was carved out of the South Nyanza ...
. About 1985 Homa Bay District was split into a smaller Homa Bay District and a new Migori District, which included Sori. Sori remained in Migori District when Rongo District was abortively created in 2007.
In 2001 the former Government Rest House in Sori was declared a national monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Act.
Notes
Populated places in Nyanza Province
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