Rongo, Migori, Kenya

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Migori County, Kenya
Region:	Migori, Kenya
Latitude:	0° 45' 24" S
Longitude:	34° 35' 53" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-0.75675,34.59833
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:	181122
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:181122:3
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya	0° 44' 59" S	34° 39' 55" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
South Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 33' 22" S	34° 21' 46" E	34.4km (21.4 miles)
Usaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 23' 59" E	34.6km (21.5 miles)
North Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 50" S	34° 22' 8" E	35.8km (22.3 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula and Ruri Hills Phonolites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 22' 0" E	37.1km (23.1 miles)
Nyamaji Volcanic Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 23' 59" E	37.6km (23.3 miles)
Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 11" S	34° 24' 31" E	38.2km (23.8 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 22' 59" E	38.7km (24.0 miles)
Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 48" S	34° 20' 3" E	38.7km (24.0 miles)
Macalder Mines, Migori County, Kenya	0° 57' 39" S	34° 17' 2" E	41.7km (25.9 miles)
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 59" S	34° 30' 0" E	42.9km (26.7 miles)
Lake Simbi Crater, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 0" S	34° 37' 59" E	43.5km (27.1 miles)
Sindo, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 32' 25" S	34° 9' 54" E	53.8km (33.4 miles)
Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	54.1km (33.6 miles)
Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	54.1km (33.6 miles)
Ekiojanga, Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 9" S	34° 8' 31" E	54.8km (34.1 miles)
Kilimapesa gold mine, Narok County, Kenya	1° 14' 36" S	34° 48' 39" E	59.1km (36.7 miles)
Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 20' 36" S	34° 21' 52" E	70.2km (43.6 miles)
Narok and Mara River Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya	1° 15' 0" S	35° 0' 0" E	70.7km (43.9 miles)
Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 23' 42" S	34° 34' 46" E	71.0km (44.1 miles)
Mfangano Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 27' 51" S	34° 1' 2" E	72.3km (44.9 miles)
North Mara mine, Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 25' 35" S	34° 33' 20" E	74.6km (46.4 miles)
Luanda, Vihiga County, Kenya	0° 1' 26" N	34° 35' 7" E	86.8km (54.0 miles)
Buru carbonatite, Kericho County, Kenya	0° 11' 26" S	35° 9' 56" E	89.1km (55.4 miles)
Masumbi Au-Cu Prospect, Siaya County, Kenya	0° 1' 14" N	34° 20' 58" E	90.8km (56.4 miles)
Eldoret and Kapsabet Plateau, Kenya	0° 0' 0" N	35° 0' 0" E	95.3km (59.2 miles)
Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya	0° 4' 0" S	35° 19' 59" E	112.1km (69.7 miles)
Buhemba Mine, Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 46' 9" S	34° 5' 29" E	125.9km (78.2 miles)
Mau Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya	0° 45' 0" S	35° 45' 0" E	128.1km (79.6 miles)
Miharagweta deposit, Musoma Rural District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 41' 0" S	33° 52' 50" E	130.3km (81.0 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
Tanzania Craton, Congo Craton, African Plate	Craton
Tanzania Craton, African Plate	Craton
Kenya	Country
Migori County, Kenya	County
Nyanza Province, Kenya	Province
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate
Lake Victoria Goldfield, Tanzania	Mining Field

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Kenya, Migori	118.27.0.0.0.0
Kenya, Migori, Rongo	118.27.174.0.0.0
Kenya, Migori, Rongo, Central Kamagambo	118.27.174.834.0.0

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