Homa Bay: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kenya
• Region: Homa Bay County
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 44,949
• Coordinates: 0.5273° S, 34.4571° E
• Time zone: Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (KES)
• Distance to the capital, Nairobi: 275 km (171 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kisumu International Airport (KIS): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE): 115 km (72 mi), straight line
• Musoma Airport (MUZ, Tanzania): 131 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Weno: 3.4 km (2.1 mi)
• Awendo: 7.0 km (4.4 mi)
• Waiga: 7.6 km (4.8 mi)
• Usao: 12 km (7 mi)
• Wi-Obiero: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kisii, 38 km (24 mi)