Place:Wote
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Wote | |
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Town | |
Street in Wote, 2016 | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Makueni County |
Government | |
• Type | County Government |
• Governor | HE. Prof. Kivutha Kibwana |
• Senator | Mutula Kilonzo jrn. |
Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Population (1999 Census)[1] | |
• Town | 56,419 |
• Urban | 5,542 |
Wote is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Makueni County in the former Eastern Province. It forms a town council with a population of 56,419, of whom 5,542 are classified urban (1999 census [2]).
Wote town has six wards: Kako, Kaumoni, Kikumini, Muvau, Nziu and Wote. Most of them are located in Makueni Constituency, but Kako ward belongs to Mbooni Constituency and Kaumoni ward to Kaiti Constituency .[3] Wote is also headquarters of Wote division of Makueni District.
References
- ↑ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities
- ↑ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency
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