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Vihiga County

Vihiga District was an administrative district in the Western Province of . Its capital town was . The district had a population of 498,883 and an area of 563 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 590,000 residents
  • Description: former district in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Vihiga District” and “维希加县”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vihiga and Mutet.

Town
is a town in . It is the main town of the Maragoli sub-tribe of the Luhya people.

Village
is a settlement in 's Nyanza Province.

Vihiga County

Latitude
0.0475° or 0° 2′ 51″ north
Longitude
34.7235° or 34° 43′ 25″ east
Population
590,000
Elevation
1,580 metres (5,184 feet)
Open location code
6GGP2PWF+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 678388474
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7667638
Wiki­data ID
Q123179513
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Zulu—“Vihiga County” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Вихига”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Vihiga”
  • Cebuano: “Vihiga”
  • Chinese: “維希加縣”
  • Dutch: “Vihiga”
  • French: “Vihiga”
  • German: “Vihiga District”
  • Indonesian: “County Vihiga”
  • Italian: “Contea di Vihiga”
  • Japanese: “ヴィヒガ”
  • Korean: “비히가현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vihiga Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vihiga fylke”
  • Persian: “شهرستان ویهیگا”
  • Polish: “Vihiga”
  • Russian: “Вихига”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Vihiga”
  • Swahili: “Kaunti ya Vihiga”
  • Swedish: “Vihiga”
  • Ukrainian: “Округ Віхіга”
  • Urdu: “ویہیگا کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Vihiga”
  • Zulu: “Vihiga County”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vihiga Police Station and Chango.

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