Sori, Kenya

Sori^[1] (Suri^[2]) is a small town in Migori County, in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. The town lies on the banks of Lake Victoria. As of 2009, its population is 8,964.^[3]

History[]

Prior to 1968 Sori was in . In 1968 Nyanza Province was redistricted and Sori ended up in Homa Bay District. About 1985 Homa Bay District was split into a smaller Homa Bay District and a new Migori District, which included Sori.^[4] Sori remained in Migori District when Rongo District was abortively created in 2007.

In 2001 the former Government Rest House in Sori was declared a national monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Act.^[5]

Notes[]

^ Sori (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ Suri (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population". Kenya Open Data Project. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
^ "Districts of Kenya". Statoids.
^ "Gazette Notice 1427 - Declaration of Mnuments". Kenya Gazette. 9 March 2001. p. 596.

Coordinates: 00°50′35″S 34°09′25″E / 0.84306°S 34.15694°E / -0.84306; 34.15694

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[1] Sori (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[2] Suri (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[3] "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population". Kenya Open Data Project. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.

[4] "Districts of Kenya". Statoids.

[5] "Gazette Notice 1427 - Declaration of Mnuments". Kenya Gazette. 9 March 2001. p. 596.

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