4-648: Homa Bay is a town (and eponymous bay) on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria , in western Kenya . It lies near Mount Homa (in the Luo language Got Marahuma or God Uma ["famous mountain"]) and Ruma National Park , the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope (the government has also released reticulated giraffes into the park). Homa Bay was once the District Headquarters for all of South Nyanza District, Nyanza Province , but has now been divided into at least three districts. Homa Bay
8-486: Is now the capital of Homa Bay County per the new constitution. The town of Homa Bay hosts a Municipal Council. The municipality had a population of 44,949 in 2019. Homa Bay municipality has six wards: Central, Kalanya, Kanyabala, Kanyadier/Kothidha, Katuma and Posta/Bonde. All of them belong to Rangwe Constituency, which has a total of fourteen wards. The remaining eight are located within Homa Bay County Council,
12-443: Is partly masked from the main body of the lake by islands. The port of Kisumu , Kenya's third-largest city, stands on its northeastern shore. The gulf has an average width of 25 km (16 mi) and extends for 64 km (40 mi) from Kisumu to the channel. Significant bays in the gulf include Naya Bay , Nyakach Bay , Osodo Bay , Kendu Bay , Homa Bay , Ruri Bay , Mirunda Bay , Asembo Bay , and Olambwe Bay . Islands in
16-449: The rural council of Homa Bay District. 0°31′S 34°27′E / 0.517°S 34.450°E / -0.517; 34.450 Winam Gulf Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya . Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf , Nyanza Gulf , and Lake Nyanza Gulf , it is a shallow inlet and is connected to the main lake by Rusinga Channel (3 mi (4.8 km) wide), which
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