Kuria District

Kuria District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kehancha (sometimes spelled as Kihancha). The district has a population of 256,086 (2009 census) and an area of 581 km². It is inhabited by Kuria people.

Following the Referendum of 2010 and the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, Kuria District became part of Migori County.

Kuria district was split into two in December 2007, Kuria West district with Kehancha as the district capital and Kuria East district with Kegonga as the district capital.

Kuria West covers three administrative divisions namely Kehancha, Mabera and Masaba Divisions while Kuria East spans the two administrative divisions namely Kegonga and Ntimaru.

There are two constituencies in the former District, Kuria West and Kuria East . Kuria West is headed by Mathias Robi Nyamabe as of 2014 and Kura East is headed by Shadrack Manga. Kuria District is divided into five administrative divisions:

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Administrative divisions

Kegonga	57,044	27,098	Kegonga
Kehancha	62,260	29,267	Ikerege
Mabera	44,782	7,213	Suba Kuria
Masaba	38,550	9,342	Masaba
Ntimaru	53,450	18,513	Ntimaru
Total	256,086	91,433	-
*2009 census. Sources: ,

Organizations

Administrative Divisions of Kenya

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