MBITA

Homa Bay County · KENYA (KE) · 0.42°S / 34.21°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 187,028

Mbita is a city in Kenya with a population of 14,916. It sits at -0.42/34.21, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 13 km from Sindo.

Population 14,916

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Homa Bay County
Coords: 0.42°S / 34.21°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Sindo Homa Bay County 10,286 13.5 km

E Awendo Homa Bay County 16,815 23.0 km

E Homa Bay Homa Bay County 44,949 30.0 km

SW Nyandiwa Homa Bay County 4,033 36.8 km

N Bondo Siaya County 22,712 37.1 km

SE Ndhiwa Homa Bay County 4,762 38.3 km

SE Rodi Homa Bay County 8,122 39.6 km

NE Ndori Siaya County 3,770 42.0 km

NW Usenge Siaya County 7,976 43.0 km

S Sori Migori County 7,020 46.3 km

Air access

nearby

HKRK

Rusinga Airport

Small airport

7.4 km

HKZF

Mfangano Airport

Small airport

16.7 km

HKHB

Homa Bay Airport

Small airport

34.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mbita?: 14,916 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mbita in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Mbita in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Mbita?: Rusinga Airport (HKRK).
How far is Mbita from Nairobi?: About 305 km.
Does Mbita 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 Mbita in?: Homa Bay County.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/187028

{
  "data": {
    "id": 187028,
    "name": "Mbita",
    "ascii_name": "Mbita",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 14916,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -0.42492,
    "longitude": 34.20736
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.5x the population of Sindo.
13 km from Sindo.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.