Homa Bay District
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Homa Bay District is an administrative district
Districts of Kenya
The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...

 in the Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province of Kenya, is one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces. It is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria. Nyanza includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes such as the...

 of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. Its capital town is Homa Bay
Homa Bay
Homa Bay is a bay and town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa and Ruma National Park, the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope .Homa Bay was once the District...

. The district has a population of 288,540 (1999 census) and an area of 1,160 km² http://www.statoids.com/yke.html.
Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Homa Bay
Homa Bay
Homa Bay is a bay and town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa and Ruma National Park, the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope .Homa Bay was once the District...

 
Municipality 55,532 32,174
Homa Bay County County 233,008 1,494
Total - 288,540 33,668

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Asego 76,778 29,315 Homa Bay
Homa Bay
Homa Bay is a bay and town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa and Ruma National Park, the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope .Homa Bay was once the District...

Ndhiwa 43,231 1,395
Nyarongi 41,300 0
Rangwe 79,263 0 Rangwe
Riana 47,968 0
Total 288,540 30,710 -


The district has two constituencies:
  • Ndhiwa Constituency
    Ndhiwa Constituency
    Ndhiwa Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies in Homa Bay District. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors to the Homa Bay County Council.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

  • Rangwe Constituency
    Rangwe Constituency
    Rangwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies in Homa Bay District.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...


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