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Buret District

Coordinates: 0°30′S 35°15′E / 0.5°S 35.25°E / -0.5; 35.25
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Buret District was a former administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Litein. The district had a population of 316,882 in the 1999 census and an area of 955 km2 [1]. The district had two electoral constituencies: Konoin Constituency and Bureti Constituency [2].

In 2010, the district was split between Kericho County and Bomet County.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Litein Town 83,441 2,628
Sotik Town 19,877 2,184
Buret County 213,564 1,139
Total - 316,882 5,951
* 1999 census. Source: [3]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
Population
density*
Headquarters
Buret 81,001 2,297 450 Litein
Kimulot 69,168 0 228
Konoin 61,890 0 338
Roret 44,971 0 322
Sotik 59,852 2,390 402 Sotik
Total 316,882 4,687 332 (average) -
* 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5],

0°30′S 35°15′E / 0.5°S 35.25°E / -0.5; 35.25