Nyamira County

The County lies between above sea level. Permanent rivers include Sondu, Eaka, Kijauri, Kemera, Charachani, Gucha (Kuja), Bisembe, Mogonga, Chirichiro, Ramacha and Egesagane and all of them drain water to Lake Victoria. == Climatic conditions ==

The county has a temperature range between . Annual rainfall ranges between . Long rains start from December to June and short rain seasons from June and July to November. == Demographics ==

The county has a population of 605,576 of which 290,907 are male, 314,656 are female, and 13 who are intersex. There are 150,669 households spawning an average size of 4.0 persons per household and a population density of Religion Religion in Nyamira County == Administrative and political units ==

Administrative units There are 5 sub counties, 4 electoral constituencies, 14 divisions, 46 locations and 114 sub-locations. Sub counties • Nyamira North • Nyamira South • Borabu • Masaba North • Manga Electoral constituencies It has four constituencies and 20 county assembly wards, • West Mugirango constituency • Kitutu Masaba constituency • North Mugirango constituency • Borabu constituency Source Political leadership John Obiero Nyangarama was the Governor serving his last term in office after being elected twice 2013, 2017 and his deputy Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo is the current governor . Mogeni Erick Okong’o is the current Senator and the first senator in 2013 to 2017 was Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o. Jerusha Mongina Momanyi is the women representative and was elected in 2017 after winning against the Alice Chae who was the first women representative for the county. For Nyamira County, the County Executive Committee comprises:- Source == Health ==

There is a total of 532 health facilities in the county with one county referral hospital. The county has 610 health personnel of different cadre. HIV prevalence is at 6.4% above the national average of 5.3% (Kenya HIV Estimates 2015). == Transport and communication ==

The county is covered by 388 km of road network. of this 388 km is covered by earth surface, 208 km is murram surface. There are five post offices and 15 sub post offices, 800 installed letter boxes, 700 rented letter boxes and 100 vacant letter boxes. == Trade and commerce ==

There are 49 trading centres, 2049 registered businesses, 1641 licensed retail traders and 42 supermarkets. The county is part of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) established in 2018 to foster regional economic, industrial, social, and technological collaboration. == County subdivisions ==