Suba District

Suba District was an administrative district in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Mbita Point. The district had a population of 155,666 and an area of 1,055 km2 . Suba district was named after the Suba people, who inhabit local Rusinga and Mfangano Islands.

The district had two constituencies: Mbita Constituency and Gwassi .

In line with the new Kenyan constitution of 2010, Suba district is now part of Homa Bay County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Mbita PointTown28,7056,103
SubaCounty126,9611,792
Total-155,6667,895
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
Population
density
Headquarters
Central27,5741,65390
Gwassi47,2210142
Lambwe18,3660132
Mbita46,2235,745219Mbita Point
Mfangano16,2820250
Total155,6667,398148 (average)
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

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