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Discover Boro in Kenya

Boro in the region of Nyanza is a place located in Kenya - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital .

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Local time in Boro is now 07:02 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Uranga, and Ukwala. When in this area, you might want to check out Musoma . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Boro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Siaya

Siaya is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Siaya District. It is located 74 kilometres Northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Siaya forms municipal council with population of 41,174, of whom 13,787 are classified urban (1999 census). Siaya municipality has five wards: Mjini, Siaya Central, Siaya East, Siaya North and Siaya West. All of them are part of Alego Constituency. With the new constitution, it is now also in Siaya County of which it´s also its headquarter.

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Located at 0.07 34.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nyanza Province, Siaya District

Ugunja

Ugunja town is a market town in Western Kenya, located in Ugunja Division, Siaya District, Nyanza Province. It has a population of approximately 17,000 and is rapidly growing. Ugunja Division had a population of 79,113 according to the 1999 Kenyan census. Most of the inhabitants in Ugunja are Luos. Ugunja is located on the Kisumu-Busia highway, which links Kenya and Uganda. Ugunja town is 72 km north of the nearest city, Kisumu, which sits on the shores of Lake Victoria.

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Located at 0.18 34.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nyanza Province, Siaya District

Gucha District

Gucha District is a district in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. It is also known by the name: South Kisii District or Ogembo District. Its population is approximately 461,000 (as of 1999) http://www. cbs. go. ke/pdf/authority. pdf. Its district headquarters are at Ogembo which houses more than a thousand residents, (people who live in the center of the town), with more than one thousand people more that visit it each day. Agriculture is the main industry.

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Located at 0.23 34.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Kenya, Gucha District

Bondo, Kenya

Bondo is a town in Nyanza Province of Kenya. It the capital of Bondo District. Bondo is located 50 kilometres west of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Bondo forms a town council with a population of 29,165, of whom 7,797 are classified urban (1999 census). Bondo town council has five wards: Ajigo, Bar Kowino East, Bar Kowino West, Bondo Town and Nyawita. All of them are part of Bondo Constituency.

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Located at 0.23 34.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nyanza Province

Urewe

The Urewe culture developed and spread in and around the Lake Victoria region of Africa during the African Iron Age. The culture's earliest dated artifacts are located in the Kagera Region of Tanzania, and it extended as far west as the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as far east as the Nyanza and Western provinces of Kenya, and north into Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Sites from the Urewe culture date from the Early Iron Age, from the 5th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Located at -0.05 34.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Rwanda, Archaeology of Uganda, Archaeology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, History of Burundi, History of Kenya, History of Rwanda, History of Tanzania, History of Uganda, History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo