Vihiga County is located in the Lake Victoria Basin of the western region of Kenya between longitudes 34°30’ and 35°0’E and latitudes 0° and 0°15’N. The County covers an area of 531.0 Km2. The County has five sub-counties, namely Hamisi, Emuhaya, Luanda, Sabatia and Vihiga. Hamisi is the most expansive with an area of 156.4 Km2, Sabatia 110.9 Km2, Vihiga 90.2 Km2, Emuhaya 89.5 Km2 and Luanda 84 Km2. There are twenty-five electoral wards within the five sub-counties.
Population size and composition
Vihiga County is located in the Lake Victoria Basin of the western region of Kenya between longitudes 34°30’ and 35°0’E and latitudes 0° and 0°15’N. The County covers an area of 531.0 Km2. The County has five sub-counties, namely Hamisi, Emuhaya, Luanda, Sabatia and Vihiga. Hamisi is the most expansive with an area of 156.4 Km2, Sabatia 110.9 Km2, Vihiga 90.2 Km2, Emuhaya 89.5 Km2 and Luanda 84 Km2. There are twenty-five electoral wards within the five sub-counties.
