Teso District, Kenya

Teso District is a defunct administrative district in the former Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Amagoro, next to Malaba a border town between Kenya and Uganda. The district had a population of 5,000 in the 1999 census and an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi). The district had one electoral constituency, Amagoro Constituency. Alupe Leprosy Hospital is located in this former district.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
MalabaTown2000700
TesoCounty30000
Total-5000700
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban
population*
Population
density*
Headquarters
Amagoro20003000370
Amukura5000264Amukura
Angurai5000306
Chakol15000393
Total50003000325 (average)-
* 1999 census. Sources:,,