Kigumo

{{Short description|Village in Muranga County, Kenya}}

{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}

Kigumo is a village in Muranga County, Kenya, 15 kilometres west of Maragua town and 30 kilometres south of Othaya, and 10 kilometers north of the small town of Kandara. Kigumo village is between two other villages, Karega village at the east and Mariira village at the west.

It was part of Muranga District until 1996, when Maragua District was split from Muranga District. Kigumo was made the headquarters of Kigumo division, which is one of four administrative divisions of Maragua District. Kigumo division has the following three locations: Kangari, Kigumo and Kinyona.Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya): [http://www.worldbank.org/research/povertymaps/kenya/volume_index.htm Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya] Kigumo is located within Maragua County Council.Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf Registration centres by electoral area and constituency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628084749/http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf |date=2007-06-28 }} Kigumo Division was later made a district with its headquarters at Kigumo town. In 2010, these districts were merged into Muranga County.