Vihiga County

Vihiga County
Vihiga County
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital	Mbale
Government
• Governor	Wilber Otichilo
Area
• Total	531.3 km2 (205.1 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	590,013
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	vihiga.go.ke

Vihiga County is a County located in the former Western Province of Kenya with its headquarters in Mbale, the largest town in the county. According to the 2009 census,the county has a population of 554,622^[1] and an area of 563 km².^[2] Vihiga was formerly a district, split from Kakamega District in 1990.^[3] The 2019 census recorded a population of 590,013, an increase of 35,391 from the 2009 count.^[4]

Religion

Religion in Vihiga County ^[5]

Religion (2019 Census)	Number
Catholicism	22,331
Protestant	201,738
Evangelical Churches	240,628
African instituted Churches	88,697
Orthodox	4,913
Other Cristian	13,469
Islam	5.796
Hindu	31
Traditionists	1,148
Other	4,639
No ReligionAtheists	3,337
Don't Know	389
Not Stated	73

Local authorities

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Vihiga	Municipality	98,189	19,067
Luanda	Town	68,157	8,757
Vihiga county	County	332,537	0
* 1999 census. Source: [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Emuhaya	69,250	0
Luanda	92,462	8.016	Luanda, Kenya
Sabatia	117,863	10.135
Tiriki East	59,943	0
Tiriki West	76,370	0
Vihiga	82,995	6.881	Vihiga
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],