Butere/Mumias District

Butere/Mumias District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Butere. The district had a population of 476,928 (1999 census) and an area of 939 km² . In 2010, the district was eliminated and incorporated into Kakamega County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
MumiasMunicipality91,59236,158
Butere-MumiasCounty385,3369,761
Total-476,92845,919
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Butere111,6378,636Butere
Khwisero (Kwisero)88,2340
Matungu108,314414Matungu
Mumias168,74332,965Mumias
Total476,92842,015-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The district has four constituencies:

0.333333°N 34.4833°E / 0.333333; 34.4833

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