Yala, Kenya
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Yala is a rural town in Gem Constituency in the Nyanza Province
of western Kenya
, 42 kilometres northwest of Kisumu
. It has a population of 25,769 (including villages), of whom just 2,438 live at the town itself (as of 1999) http://www.cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf. Yala is one of four divisions of the Siaya District
. Within the area are the Yala River and the ecologically critical Yala Swamp
.
Yala is home to some of top academics, professionals and intellectuals Kenya has ever produced. This can be attributed to the fact that the people of this town and constituency at large embraced formal education as early as the first quarter of the twentieth century, thanks to the efforts of Chief Odera Akang'o.
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 western 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...
, 42 kilometres northwest of Kisumu
Kisumu
Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...
. It has a population of 25,769 (including villages), of whom just 2,438 live at the town itself (as of 1999) http://www.cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf. Yala is one of four divisions of the Siaya District
Siaya District
Siaya District is one of the twelve districts that make up Nyanza Province in the southwest part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia District to the North, Vihiga and Butere/Mumias Districts to the North-East, Bondo District to the South, and Kisumu District to the South-East. The total area of the...
. Within the area are the Yala River and the ecologically critical Yala Swamp
Yala Swamp
The Yala Swamp is a wetland region of over 200 square km in Western Kenya. The wetland covers the North-Eastern shore of Lake Victoria in Siaya, Bondo and Busia districts in...
.
Yala is home to some of top academics, professionals and intellectuals Kenya has ever produced. This can be attributed to the fact that the people of this town and constituency at large embraced formal education as early as the first quarter of the twentieth century, thanks to the efforts of Chief Odera Akang'o.
Infrastructure
Yala is served by a railway station, the Kisumu-Busia highway, Ndanu water treatment works, a jaggery (formerly Yala White Sugar Company) and several top notch schools like St Mary's School-Yala, Sawagongo Sec. School, Nyawara Girls' Secondary and St Teresa's Primary Boarding School among others.See also
- NyamniniaNyamniniaNyamninia is a village in western part of Kenya in Nyanza Province. It is part of Yala division of Siaya District. Situated approximately 30 miles from Kisumu city, Nyamninia is home to the 100 kilowatts medium wave radio transmitters set up by Voice of Kenya ; now renamed Kenya Broadcastic...
, Ulumbi, Anyiko, Marenyo, Ndanu, Nyawara, Sidimba, Sauri, Sinaga, Muhanda, Maliera are some of the villages in Yala division.
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