Homa Bay County

Not to be confused with Homa Bay.

Homa Bay County Asego Kanyada
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Kenya
Country	Kenya
Founded	March 4th 2013
Capital	Homa Bay
Government
• Governor	Cyprian Awiti
Area
• Total	3,154.7 km2 (1,218.0 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	963,794
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	homabay.go.ke

Homa Bay County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Homa Bay. The county has a population of 963,794 (2009 census) and an area of 3,154.7 km².

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],

Electoral constituencies

The county has eight electoral constituencies:

• Kasipul Constituency
• Kabondo Constituency
• Karachuonyo Constituency
• Rangwe Constituency
• Homa Bay Town Constituency
• Ndhiwa Constituency
• Mbita Constituency
• Suba Constituency

Services and Urbanisation

Stats for Homa Bay County

County	Stats for the County (Percent)
Urbanisation	14.3
Literacy	73.3
Attending School (15-18 Yrs)	83.2
Paved Roads	4.8
Good Roads	42.9
Electricity Access	3.3
Poverty Rate	44.1
Stats for the County

Source: USAid Kenya

Villages and settlements

• Andiwo's Village
• Awach Tende
• Awino

See also

• Migori County
• Kisii County
• Nyamira County
• Kericho County
• Kisumu County
• Siaya County
• Lake Victoria

External links

• Map of the District