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The capital of Kenya's Western Region was Kakamega (click to enlarge map) The four traditional districts of Western Province, Kenya. Western Province (Swahili: Magharibi) was one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here.
The Geography of Kenya is diverse, varying amongst its 47 counties. Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves. Inland are broad plains and numerous hills. Kenya borders South Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, and Ethiopia to the north.
Western Province, Kenya geography stubs (63 P) Pages in category "Western Province (Kenya)" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Kisumu County is located in western Kenya, far from the nation’s capital. (To the southwest, in neighboring Siaya County, lies the village of Nyang’oma Kogelo, birthplace of Barack Obama Sr.) The city of Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria, has historically functioned as a major center of Western Kenya commerce.
Pages in category "Western Province, Kenya geography stubs" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The town is located along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway, five kilometres north of the equator.Vihiga bears the same name as its county, Vihiga County.Vihiga municipality had a population of 118,696 [1] according to the 2009 census and 95,292 in the 2019 census, a decrease of 23,404, 11%.
Before the new constitution of Kenya that came into force on 27 August 2010, Kenya was divided into eight provinces (see map). The provinces, excluding Nairobi Province, were subdivided into 46 districts as at 1992, which were further subdivided into 262 divisions.
Koyonzo is a settlement in Kenya's Western Province, Kakamega county. It was initially known as Mamboleo due to its early exposure to the long-distance traders from the Mombasa to Buganda Kingdom. Koyonzo was in the Wanga Kingdom which was led by Nabongo Mumia. It is currently located along Mumias-Busia Road, a gateway to Uganda.