{{Short description|Former district of Kenya}}
'''Kisii District''' was a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town was Kisii. The district was created during the colonial period from the South Kavirondo District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963 |url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1963/ke-government-gazette-dated-1963-04-09-no-16.pdf |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Gazettes.Africa}}</ref> The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people. Nyamira District (North Kisii District) was later carved out of Kisii in 1989. Further splitting led to the creation of Kisii Central District (Central Kisii District) and Gucha District (South Kisii District). In 2013, the district's former boundaries as at 1992, except Nyamira District, were effected again to form Kisii County.
== Subdivisions ==
{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="4"| '''Local authorities (councils)''' |- |colspan="4"| |- !Authority !Type !Population* !Urban pop.* |- | Kisii || Municipality || 183,000 || 83,000 |- | Keroka || Town || 44,861 || 3,720 |- | Masimba || Township || 40,218 || 1,666 |- | Suneka || Township || 43,908 || 4,217 |- | Gusii || County || 303,551 || 0 |- |colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 and current 2009 census. Source: [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf]}} |}
{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="4"| '''Administrative divisions''' |- |colspan="4"| |- !Division !Population* !Urban pop.* !Headquarters |- | Keumbu || 109,837 || 8,843 || Keumbu |- | Kisii Town|| 183,000 || 83,000 || Kisii |- | Marani || 89,215 || 0|| Marani |- | Masaba || 105,926 || 908 ||Masimba |- | Mosocho || 63,247 || 0 || Nyakoe |- | Suneka || 86,030|| 3,723 || Suneka |- |colspan="4"| {{smaller|* 1999 and current 2009 census. Sources: [http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf], [http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls], }} |}
The district had 4 (four) electoral Constituencies: *Bonchari Constituency *Kitutu Chache Constituency *Nyaribari Chache Constituency *Nyaribari Masaba Constituency
== See also == *Gucha District (South Kisii District) *Nyamira District (North Kisii District)
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:Former districts of Kenya Category:Nyanza Province