Gucha District

Gucha District was a former district in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. It was also known by the name: South Kisii District or Ogembo District. In 1999, its population was approximately 461,000 . Its district headquarters were at Ogembo which houses more than a thousand residents, (people who live in the center of the town), with more than one thousand people more that visit it each day.

Agriculture is the main industry. Apart from numerous small family plantations, there are large sugar cane fields. The population is mostly Gusii, but the district borders Maasai land at southeast. There has been some ethnic clashes between them.

The district had three constituencies: South Mugirango, Bomachoge and Bobasi. At the 2002 General elections all three seats were won by FORD-People.

In 2010, the district was eliminated and merged into Kisii County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
OgemboTown48,7251,654
NyamarambeTown40,232212
NyamacheTown38,9242,205
TabakaTown26,3255,067
GuchaCounty306,7331,946
Total-460,93911,084
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Etago59,6520
Kenyenya92,6411,857
Nyacheki56,998405
Nyamache54,7221,702
Nyamarambe67,0603,850
Ogembo78,8271,465Ogembo
Sameta51,0390
Total460,9399,279-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,
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