HOMA BAY

Homa Bay County · KENYA (KE) · 0.53°S / 34.46°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 196,742

Homa Bay is a city in Kenya with a population of 44,949. It sits at -0.53/34.46, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 7 km from Awendo.

Population 44,949

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Homa Bay County
Coords: 0.53°S / 34.46°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Awendo Homa Bay County 16,815 7.0 km

SE Rodi Homa Bay County 8,122 11.9 km

SW Ndhiwa Homa Bay County 4,762 24.7 km

NE Kendu Bay Homa Bay County 6,064 28.4 km

SE Rongo Migori County 20,688 29.8 km

W Mbita Homa Bay County 14,916 30.0 km

E Oyugis Homa Bay County 19,947 30.5 km

E Mosocho Kisii County 3,824 31.5 km

W Sindo Homa Bay County 10,286 32.1 km

SE Nyambunwa Kisii County 13,405 32.4 km

Air access

nearby

HKHB

Homa Bay Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

HKKS

Kisii Airport

Small airport

30.6 km

HKRK

Rusinga Airport

Small airport

37.2 km

HKZF

Mfangano Airport

Small airport

44.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Homa Bay?: 44,949 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Homa Bay in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Homa Bay in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Homa Bay?: Homa Bay Airport (HKHB).
How far is Homa Bay from Nairobi?: About 275 km.
Does Homa Bay have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Homa Bay in?: Homa Bay County.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/196742

{
  "data": {
    "id": 196742,
    "name": "Homa Bay",
    "ascii_name": "Homa Bay",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 44949,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -0.52731,
    "longitude": 34.45714
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.7x the population of Awendo.
7 km from Awendo.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.