Luanda is a market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 in the Western Province

Western Province (Kenya)

The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in...

 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...

, located along the Kisumu-Busia highway. It is one of the administrative divisions in Emuhaya district initially under Vihiga District

Vihiga District

Vihiga District is an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Mbale, which is located in Vihiga Division. The district has a population of 498,883 and an area of 563 km²...

 until 2007 when Emuhaya district was created.

Geography

Luanda is located a few kilometers from the Equator

Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....

 at Maseno

Maseno

Maseno is a town in Kisumu District of Nyanza Province, Kenya. It is located along Kisumu - Busia highway 20 kilometers northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Another road connects Maseno to Vihiga town, located 15 kilometers east of Maseno....

, its geographical coordinates being 0° 0' 0" North, 34° 35' 0" East. The town has an estimated population of 14,000 people and is a significant business point in Bunyore

Bunyore

Bunyore is a location in Vihiga district in the western province of Kenya, largely occupied by speakers of the Nyole dialect of the Luhya tribe. In the local language, the place is known as Ebunyole and its people Abanyole...

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Elevation is 1501m.

Transport

It is also a transit point for road travellers connecting to various towns in Western Kenya. Major bus routes via Luanda include the Luanda-Maseno-Kisumu, Luanda-Siaya, Yala-Busia, Maseno-Kisumu, Ebwiranyi-Kombewa, Luanda-Emusire, Esiandumba-Akala-Bondo, Kima-Vihiga, Luanda-Kakamega, Mwichio-Emusire and Luanda-Yala through Es'saba, HaBuchichi and Ebuyangu.