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Teso District, Kenya

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Teso District is a defunct administrative district in the former Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Amagoro, next to Malaba a border town between Kenya and Uganda. The district had a population of 5,000 and an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi).[1] The district had one electoral constituency, Amagoro Constituency.[2] Alupe Leprosy Hospital is located in this former district.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Malaba Town 2000 700
Teso County 3000 0
Total - 5000 700
* 1999 census. Source:[3]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
Population
density*
Headquarters
Amagoro 2000 3000 370
Amukura 500 0 264 Amukura
Angurai 500 0 306
Chakol 1500 0 393
Total 5000 3000 325 (average) -
* 1999 census. Sources:,,[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenya Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ [1] Archived December 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2][permanent dead link]
  4. ^ [3] Archived June 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Urban Poverty Estimates For Kenya's Provinces, Districts, Divisions and Locations". Archived from the original (XLS) on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2023.