Figure 2-5 – Bungoma County settlement patterns

Demographic profile

Bungoma County is the second most populous county in the LREB economic block and the fifth in Kenya. With a population of 1.66 million people it represents 11% of the total population of the bloc. Bungoma County’s population is relatively widely spread, with a population density of 552 people per km2, this is slightly higher than the average population density of the LREB (479 people per km2)5. The area captured by Bungoma’s new Municipal Boundary has a population density of 1,016 people per km2.

The 2019 Census showed that the urban population of the County was spread across several urban centres, including Bungoma, with a population of 68,000, Kimilili, with a population of 56,000, and Webuye, with a population of 43,000.

5 KNBS (2019) Kenya Population and Housing Census: Volume I Figure 2-5 - Bungoma County settlement patterns

Source: Atkins, 2022