Homa Bay District

Homa Bay District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Homa Bay. The district had a population of 288,540 (1999 census) and an area of 1,160 km². The district itself was carved out of the South Nyanza District formerly known as South Kavirondo District.[1] In 2013, the district's boundaries before 1992 were used in the creation of the devolved Homa Bay County.[2]

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Homa Bay	Municipality	55,532	32,174
Homa Bay County	County	233,008	1,494
Total	-	288,540	33,668
* 1999 census. Source: [1]

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Asego	76,778	29,315	Homa Bay
Ndhiwa	43,231	1,395
Nyarongi	41,300	0
Rangwe	79,263	0	Rangwe
Riana	47,968	0
Total	288,540	30,710	-
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The district had two constituencies:

• Ndhiwa Constituency
• Rangwe Constituency

References

1. "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
2. "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

External links

• Map of the District

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