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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 [ permanent dead link ]). Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu Chemelil, a smaller town, is located 10 kilometres west of Muhoroni. [1]

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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 principal 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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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

Coordinates: 00°09′S35°12′E / 0.150°S 35.200°E / -0.150; 35.200