Abstract
KARI-Kenya
Email:dymphinaandima@yahoo.com
Districts falling within the Kisii mandate region area are inhabited by six major ethnic groups and a high population density ranging from 215 persons/sq. km in Homa Bay to 800 persons/sq. km in Kisii district which has led to farming in agriculturally marginal or semi-arid lands. This paper reviews population demography as a factor in urbanization in Kisii. Typical farm households in the rural areas are composed of crop enterprises like tea, maize, beans, pyrethrum, bananas, finger millet, wheat, sweet potato and vegetables. However, most of the urban centres in Kenya are administrative towns with small economic bases which increased by almost 53% from 91 centres in 1979 to 139 centres in 1989. In the urban population census of 1963-1989, there was no significant growth rate reported in Kisii as compared to other provinces in Central, Rift Valley and western provinces. Although the town was not urbanized compared to others in 1962-1989, it had a population size of 2,000 and above during the same period. The urban population is classified into demographic and socioeconomic characteristics that include age profile, sex structure, economic activity, educational attainment and occupational profile which have implications in attracting populations to medium and small urban centres.
Email:dymphinaandima@yahoo.com
Districts falling within the Kisii mandate region area are inhabited by six major ethnic groups and a high population density ranging from 215 persons/sq. km in Homa Bay to 800 persons/sq. km in Kisii district which has led to farming in agriculturally marginal or semi-arid lands. This paper reviews population demography as a factor in urbanization in Kisii. Typical farm households in the rural areas are composed of crop enterprises like tea, maize, beans, pyrethrum, bananas, finger millet, wheat, sweet potato and vegetables. However, most of the urban centres in Kenya are administrative towns with small economic bases which increased by almost 53% from 91 centres in 1979 to 139 centres in 1989. In the urban population census of 1963-1989, there was no significant growth rate reported in Kisii as compared to other provinces in Central, Rift Valley and western provinces. Although the town was not urbanized compared to others in 1962-1989, it had a population size of 2,000 and above during the same period. The urban population is classified into demographic and socioeconomic characteristics that include age profile, sex structure, economic activity, educational attainment and occupational profile which have implications in attracting populations to medium and small urban centres.
confirm funding
Event ID
17
Session
Paper presenter
52 981
Type of Submissions
Regular session only
Language of Presentation
English
Initial First Choice
Weight in Programme
1 000
Status in Programme
1