Nyanza (Kenya)
Nyanza | |
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Basic data | |
Capital | Kisumu |
surface | 12,507 km² |
Residents | 5,050,000 (calculation 2007) |
Population density | 404 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | KE-600 (repealed) |
Nyanza was a province of Kenya . Their capital was Kisumu . The province bordered Tanzania , Uganda and Lake Victoria . The lake gave its name: Nyanza means "large body of water" or "lake" in the language of the Sukuma who live in neighboring Tanzania .
The province had about 5,050,000 inhabitants. The most important population group in Nyanza were the Nilotic Luo , in addition to which Bantu ethnicities such as the Kisii (Gusii), Kuria and Luhya lived here .
The area of the former Nyanza has a humid tropical climate.
As part of the 2010 constitution , the Kenyan provinces were dissolved. The counties Homa Bay , Kisii , Kisumu , Migori , Nyamira and Siaya are located in the territory of the Nyanza Province today .
Administrative division
Nyanza was divided into 12 districts:
District | Capital |
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Bondo | Bondo |
Gucha / Ogembo / South Kisii | Ogembo |
Homa Bay | Homa Bay |
Kisii Central | Kisii |
Kisumu | Kisumu |
Kuria | Kehancha |
Migori | Migori |
Nyamira / Kisii North | Nyamira |
Nyando | Awasi |
Rachuonyo | Oyugis |
Siaya | Siaya |
Suba | Mbita Point |
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- ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
Coordinates: 0 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 34 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E