Nyanza Province ( Kenyan English : [ˈɲaːnzə] ; Swahili : Mkoa wa Nyanza ) was one of Kenya 's eight administrative provinces before the formation of the 47 counties under the 2010 constitution . Six counties were organised in the area of the former province.
3-450: Muhuru Bay is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya . It is situated on the banks of Lake Victoria , close to the border with Tanzania . This Kenya location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nyanza Province The region is located in the southwestern part of Kenya around Lake Victoria . It includes part of the eastern edge of the lake and
6-613: Is inhabited predominantly by the Luo people and Kisii people . There are also Bantu-speaking tribes, such as the Kuria, and some Luhya , living in the province. The province derives its name from Nyanza, a Bantu word which means a large mass of water. The provincial capital was Kisumu , the third-largest city in Kenya. The province had a population of 4,392,196 at the 1999 census within an area of 16.162 km , or 12.613 km of land. The climate
9-529: Is tropical humid . The following counties make up the area of the former Nyanza province: Several new districts were created in 2007 in Kenya, some of which were in Nyanza Province: The predominant language in Nyanza is Dholuo , a Nilotic language and Ekegusii (Bantu Languages) whose origins are from South Sudan . It is spoken by the ethnic Luo . Other languages include Luhya , Kuria , Suba and
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