Homa Bay is a town, and also the name of the bay beside it, on the south shore of the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa, called Got Marahuma or God Uma, meaning famous mountain, in the Luo language, and near Ruma National Park, which is noted for Jackson hartebeest and roan antelope and where the government has also released reticulated giraffes. Homa Bay was once the district headquarters for the whole of South Nyanza District in Nyanza Province, a district since divided into several. Under the newer constitution it is the capital of Homa Bay County. The town hosts a municipal council, and the municipality had a population of 44,949 in 2019. Its six wards, Central, Kalanya, Kanyabala, Kanyadier and Kothidha, Katuma, and Posta and Bonde, all belong to Rangwe Constituency.
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1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deKenya cities table, Homa Bay row
Homa Bay NY 3,252 7,489 23,335 32,174 28,593 44,949
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Cities, Towns and Urban Centers
The population of all Kenyan cities, towns and urban centers with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
View the Source 2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at -0.5273,34.4571
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3. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Homa Bay, Kenya
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-0.527309 34.457139
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-0.527309 34.457139
View the Source 4. Homa Bay (Wikipedia)
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Homa Bay is a town (and eponymous bay) on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya.
5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell -0.75 34.25Quote, grid cell -0.75 34.25
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6. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
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Africa/Nairobi
Homa Bay (Wikipedia)
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Homa Bay is a town (and eponymous bay) on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya.
Kenya (Wikipedia)
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Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa.
Homa Bay County (Wikipedia)
Capital Of: Homa Bay County, Lead
Its capital and largest town is Homa Bay.
Largest City: Homa Bay County, Lead, largest town
Its capital and largest town is Homa Bay.
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