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 ⓘ