Busia District was an
administrative district in the
Western Province of
Kenya
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. It bordered
Kakamega District to the east,
Bungoma District and
Teso district to the north,
Busia District, Uganda to the west, and
Lake Victoria to the
south.
In 1956, Elgon Nyanza District was split from North Nyanza District. The new district was headquartered at
Bungoma. In 1963, the district was split into two districts: Bungoma and Busia, all within
Western Province.
Though most residents of Busia District are ethnically
Luhya, there is also a substantial population of
Luo and
Iteso
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residents.
The district had a total population of 370,608, without the Teso District, in the 1999 census. By 2005, Busia had been split into five districts: Busia, Bunyala, Samia, Teso North, and Teso South; all with a combined population of 743,946.
In 2010, after the promulgation of the new
constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of
Busia County.
Busia district had four constituencies:
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Nambale Constituency
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Butula Constituency
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Funyula Constituency
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Budalangi Constituency
References
Former districts of Kenya
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