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Districts
Initially, Nyanza had four administrative districts. Since the 1990s, the province has been further divided into the following districts:
District (capital):
Bondo (Bondo) · Gucha (Ogembo a) · Homa Bay (Homa Bay) · Kisii (Kisii) b · Kisumu (Kisumu) · Kuria (Kehancha) · Migori (Migori) · Nyamira (Nyamira) c · Nyando (Awasi) · Rachuonyo (Oyugis) · Siaya (Siaya) · Suba (Mbita)
a Also known as South Kisii District and Ogembo District.
b Also known as Kisii Central District.
c Also known as North Kisii District.
Districts after 2007
Several new districts were created in 2007 in Kenya, also in in Nyanza Province 2:
Languages
The predominant language in Nyanza is Dholuo, a Nilotic language whose origins are from Southern Sudan, spoken by the Luo.
Other languages include Gusii, Luhya, Kuria and the national languages English and Swahili. Other languages from the many Kenyan communities are also spoken in small pockets by migrants from these communities.
Notable residents
Barack Obama, Sr., ethnic Luo and father of United States Senator and president-elect of the United States Barack Obama was born in the Nyanza Province.
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External links
- Languages
- http://www.yale.edu/swahili Swahili- English translation
- Kisii Language - Kisii English- Ekegusii translation
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