Mumias
Sign in to saveMumias is a town in Kakamega County of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 116,358 (2009 census) and is the second largest town in Kakamega County. Mumias was the centre of the Mumias District. The town is linked by road to Kakamega (in east), Busia (west), Bungoma (north), Butere, Luanda, Maseno and Kisumu (south). Two major rivers, River Nzoia and River Lusumu pass close to the town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mumias Central ward
- Region
- Kakamega
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 45,485
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Mumias
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Mumias
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kakamega County
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009
- Settlement.population_total
- 116,358
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
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Mumias is a town in Kakamega County of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 116,358 (2009 census) and is the second largest town in Kakamega County. Mumias was the centre of the Mumias District. The town is linked by road to Kakamega (in east), Busia (west), Bungoma (north), Butere, Luanda, Maseno and Kisumu (south). Two major rivers, River Nzoia and River Lusumu pass close to the town.
The town has four major hospitals namely, Mumias Level 4 Hospital (the largest) St.Marys' Mission hospital, Jamia Hospital and The Mumias Modern Dispensary. The town has a modern bus park and a modern market.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mumias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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