Nyanza Province
| Nyanza | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| No. of districts: | 19 |
| Capital | Kisumu |
| Area | |
| - Total | 16,162 km2 (6,240.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| - Total | 4,392,196 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Nyanza Province of Kenya, is one of Kenya's seven 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 Gusii, the Kuria and a few traces of the Luhya living in the province. The province derives its name from Nyanza a Bantu word which means a large mass of water.
The provincial capital is Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya. The province has a population of 4,392,196 (as of 1999) within an area of 16,162 km².[1]
The climate is tropical humid.
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Districts
Initially, Nyanza had four administrative districts. Since the 1990s, the province has been further divided into the following districts:
District (capital):
Bondo (Bondo) · Gucha (Ogembo a) · Homa Bay (Homa Bay) · Kisii (Kisii) b · Kisumu (Kisumu) · Kuria (Kehancha) · Migori (Migori) · Nyamira (Nyamira) c · Nyando (Awasi) · Rachuonyo (Oyugis) · Siaya (Siaya) · Suba (Mbita)
a Also known as South Kisii District and Ogembo District.
b Also known as Kisii Central District.
c Also known as North Kisii District.
Districts after 2007
Several new districts were created in 2007 in Kenya, also in Nyanza Province [2]:
| District | Capital |
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| Bondo | Bondo |
| Borabu | Nyansiongo |
| Gucha | Ogembo |
| Homa Bay | Homa Bay |
| Kisii | Kisii |
| Kisumu East | Kisumu town |
| Kisumu West | Holo |
| Kuria West District | Kehancha |
| Kuria East District | Kegonga |
| Manga | |
| Masaba | Keroka |
| Migori | Migori |
| Nyamira | Nyamira |
| Nyando | Awasi |
| Rachuonyo | Kosele |
| Rarieda | Madiany |
| Rongo | Rongo |
| Siaya | Siaya |
| Suba | Sindo |
Languages
The predominant language in Nyanza is Dholuo, a Nilotic language whose origins are from Southern Sudan, spoken by the Luo.
Other languages include Gusii, Luhya, Kuria and the national languages English and Swahili. Other languages from the many Kenyan communities are also spoken in small pockets by migrants from these communities.
Notable residents
Barack Obama, Sr., ethnic Luo and father of former United States Senator and current President of the United States Barack Obama II, was born in the Nyanza Province.
References
External links
- Languages
- http://www.yale.edu/swahili Swahili- English translation
- Kisii Language - Kisii English- Ekegusii translation
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