Muhoroni

Muhoroni is a town in Kisumu County, Kenya. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 (1999 census ). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu, the county capital. Chemelil, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni.[1]

Sugar cane farm along Muhoroni road

Township

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 principle 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

Elevation is 1475m.

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See also

References
  1. Rough Guide Map of Kenya
  2. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine

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