Muhoroni
Muhoroni is a town in Kisumu County, Kenya. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It had an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 (1999 census [1][permanent dead link]). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu. Chemelil, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni. The cost of living in Muhoroni is so high, coupled with a scarcity of housing facilities.[1]
Township
[edit]The Muhoroni town council has five wards: Fort Ternan God Nyithindo, Koru, Muhoroni Town, and Owaga.[2]
Muhoroni is home to Muhoroni Sugar Mill and Agro-Chemical & food Company Limited among others. The latter also owns Agro-Chemical while the former is the principal sponsor to the now relegated Muhoroni Youth football Club both of which have had a stint at the top flight level Kenyan Premier League.
Geography
[edit]Elevation is 1475m.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rough Guide Map of Kenya
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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