Siaya is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Siaya District. It is located 50 kilometres Northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Siaya forms munipical council with population of 41,174, of whom 13,787 are classified urban (1999 census).

Siaya munipicality has five wards: Mjini, Siaya Central, Siaya East, Siaya North and Siaya West. All of them are part of Alego Constituency. With the new constitution,it is now also in Siaya County of which it´s also its headquarter.

Coordinates: 0°04′N 34°17′E / 0.067°N 34.283°E / 0.067; 34.283

Siaya District is one of the twelve districts that make up Nyanza Province in the southwest part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia District to the North, Vihiga and Butere/Mumias Districts to the North-East, Bondo District to the South, and Kisumu District to the South-East. The total area of the district is approximately 1520 km². The District lies between latitude 0° 26’ to 0° 18’ north and longitude 33° 58’ east and 34° 33’ west. Siaya district has been split up into six new districts. Under the new constitution, the role of districts are still unclear as much of administrative authority is being transferred to the county. The new county is called Siaya.

The projected population in the year 2002 showed 493,326 people in Siaya District, with 226,682 males and 266,644 females.

The district has three constituencies:

At the 2007 parliamentary elections all three seats were won by Orange Democratic Movement.

Coordinates: 0°05′S 34°15′E / 0.083°S 34.25°E / -0.083; 34.25

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