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Explore Ngiya in Kenya

Ngiya in the region of Nyanza is a town in Kenya - some 192 mi or ( 309 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ngiya is now 08:19 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Uholo, and Siranga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Musoma . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ngiya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lake Nakuru

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Kenya, Masai Mara - Leopard

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Interesting facts about this location

Sawagongo High School

Sawagongo High School is a high school in Siaya District, Kenya. It is a Christian school, funded by the Anglican Church of Kenya.

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Located at 0.08 34.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Education in Nyanza Province, Schools in Kenya

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 10 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

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nyanza Province, Siaya District

Nyamninia

Nyamninia is a village in western part of Kenya in Nyanza Province. It is part of Yala division of Siaya District. Situated approximately 30 miles from Kisumu city, Nyamninia is home to the 100 kilowatts medium wave radio transmitters set up by Voice of Kenya (VoK); now renamed Kenya Broadcastic Corporation (KBC). It was the birthplace of the legendary Gem clan chief, Odera Kang'o who started a Rice plantation scheme in the area about one hundred years ago.

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Located at 0.10 34.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nyanza Province, Siaya District