Nyanza Province

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Nyanza Province was a former administrative region in southwestern Kenya, bordering Lake Victoria and known for its predominantly Luo population and fishing-based economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former province of Kenya
abolishedBy 2010 Constitution of Kenya
abolishedInYear 2013
borderedByCountry Tanzania
Uganda
borderedByWaterBody Lake Victoria
borders Lake Victoria
capital Kisumu
contains Kisumu Bay
Winam Gulf
country Kenya
economyBasedOn fishing
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Kisii people
Kurya people
Luo people
formerAdministrativeUnitOf Kenya
hasCity Kisumu
hasClimate tropical climate
hasFeature shoreline on Lake Victoria
hasSector freshwater fisheries
small-scale farming
hasTown Bondo
Homa Bay
linked to: Homa Bay District

Kisii
Migori
linked to: Migori County

Nyamira
Siaya
historicalStatus one of eight former provinces of Kenya
knownFor fishing-based economy
predominantly Luo population
languageSpoken Dholuo
Ekegusii
English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
largestCity Kisumu
locatedIn southwestern Kenya
majorEthnicGroup Luo people
partOfRegion former Nyanza and Western region of Kenya
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
replacedBy Homa Bay County
linked to: Homa Bay District

Kisii County
Kisumu County
Migori County
Nyamira County
Siaya County
timeZone East Africa Time
usedFor provincial administration before devolution
utcOffset +3

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Nyanza region historicalProvince Nyanza Province
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga placeOfBirth Nyanza Province
Kisii District formerSubdivisionOf Nyanza Province
Homa Bay District partOf Nyanza Province
Homa Bay District category Nyanza Province
Sarah Onyango Obama placeOfBirth Nyanza Province
Nyando District partOf Nyanza Province
Nyando District partOfHistoricalEntity Nyanza Province
Rift Valley Province borderedByProvince Nyanza Province
Maseno locatedInFormerProvince Nyanza Province
Kisumu County partOf former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Siaya partOf former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Robert Ouko placeOfBirth Nyanza Province
Kisii locatedInFormerProvince Nyanza Province
Kisii County formerProvince Nyanza Province
Bondo locatedIn former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Siaya County locatedIn former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Nyamira locatedInFormerProvince Nyanza Province
Gucha District formerSubdivisionOf Nyanza Province
Barack Obama family homestead locatedInAdministrativeEntity former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Sarah Onyango Obama placeOfBirth Nyanza Province
subject linked to: Mama Sarah
Mbita partOf former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Bondo District locatedInRegion Nyanza Province
Bondo District partOfFormerProvince Nyanza Province
Gem Constituency locatedInFormerProvince Nyanza Province
Luo Nyanza partOf former Nyanza Province
linked to: Nyanza Province
Bondo Constituency region Nyanza Province (former administrative unit)
linked to: Nyanza Province
Bondo Constituency formerProvince Nyanza Province