Bomet County should not be confused with Bomet.
| Official Name: | Bomet County |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Flag Size: | 120px |
| Coordinates: | -0.8°N 35.2333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kenya |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Date: | 4 March 2013 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bomet |
| Parts Type: | Other towns |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,630.0 |
| Elevation M: | 1962 |
| Population Total: | 875,689 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Bomet County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Initially a district, Bomet District was created from the former Kericho District in 1992. The capital of Bomet County is Bomet. It has a population of 875,689 in 2019 and an area of .
| + Local authorities (councils) | ||||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | 42,024 | 4,426 | ||
| Bomet County | County | 340,770 | 244 | |
| Total | – | 382,794 | 4,670 | |
Bomet county has five sub-county administrative units with 25 county assembly wards and 66 locations.[2]
| + Administrative Units and area by Sub-County/Constituency | |||||
| Sub-County (Constituency) | Wards | Area in km sq. | No. of locations | No. of Sub-locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomet Central | Silibwet, Singorwet, Ndarawetta, Chesoen & Mutarakwa | 266 | 8 | 23 | |
| Bomet East | Longisa, Kembu, Chemaner, Merigi & Kipreres | 311.3 | 10 | 27 | |
| Chepalungu | Sigor, Kongasis, Chebunyo, Nyongores & Siongiroi | 535.8 | 15 | 42 | |
| Sotik | Ndanai/Abosi, Kipsonoi, Kapletundo, Chemagel & Manaret/Rongena | 479.2 | 17 | 36 | |
| Konoin | Kimulot, Mogogosiek, Boito, Embomos & Chepchabas | 445.1 | 16 | 37 | |
| Total | 2037 | 66 | 176 |
| 2013-2017 | Isaac Ruto | URP | |
| 2017-2019 | Joyce Laboso | Jubilee | |
| 2019-2022 | Dr. Hillary Barchok | N/A | |
| 2022 | Dr. Hillary Barchok | UDA |
Bomet has had three governors since devolution, Isaac Ruto was the first Governor and was replaced by Joyce Laboso who died of cancer while in office.[3] Dr. Hillary Barchok, being the deputy, was sworn in as the third governor on 8 August 2019.[4] Linet Chepkorir Toto is the current women representative[5] and Lawyer Hillary Sigei is currently serving as a Senator. http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-wakili-hillary-kiprotich-sigeiThe county ward assemblies are run by members of county assemblies.
The county has five electoral constituencies:
Bomet has a population of 875,689 person with a population density of 346 persons per square km as per the 2019 census report, out of this 434,287 are females, 441,379 males and 23 intersex persons.[6]
Religion in Bomet County
Majority of the residents of Bomet County are Christians. Islam and Hinduism is adhered to by less than 1% of the population of whom majority of the same are non residents of Bomet County. [7]
| Religion (2019 Census) | Number |
|---|---|
| Catholic | 129,547 |
| 387,001 | |
| 225,608 | |
| 56,401 | |
| Orthodox | 2,858 |
| Other Christian | 32,527 |
| Islam | 997 |
| 96 | |
| Traditionalists | 2,514 |
| Other | 11,045 |
| No ReligionAtheists | 23,413 |
| Don't Know | 957 |
| Not Stated | 59 |
Source: USAid Kenya
The Bomet University College, a constituent of Moi University, is located in Bomet town.
Bomet Senator http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-wakili-hillary-kiprotich-sigei