Homa Bay District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Homa Bay. The district had a population of 288,540 (1999 census) and an area of 1,160 km². The district itself was carved out of the South Nyanza District formerly known as South Kavirondo District.[1] In 2013, the district's boundaries before 1992 were used used in the creation of the devolved Homa Bay County.[2]
| Local authorities (councils) | |||||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | 55,532 | 32,174 | |||
| Homa Bay County | County | 233,008 | 1,494 | ||
| Total | - | 288,540 | 33,668 | ||
| Administrative divisions | ||||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asego | 76,778 | 29,315 | Homa Bay | |
| Ndhiwa | 43,231 | 1,395 | ||
| Nyarongi | 41,300 | 0 | ||
| Rangwe | 79,263 | 0 | Rangwe | |
| Riana | 47,968 | 0 | ||
| Total | 288,540 | 30,710 | - | |
The district had two constituencies: