Kobodo, Homa Bay, Kenya

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Homa Bay County, Kenya
Region:	Homa Bay, Kenya
Latitude:	0° 40' 13" S
Longitude:	34° 24' 58" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-0.67052,34.41623
Köppen climate type:	Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Mindat Feature ID:	190860
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:190860:2
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
South Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 33' 22" S	34° 21' 46" E	14.0km (8.7 miles)
North Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 50" S	34° 22' 8" E	16.4km (10.2 miles)
Usaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 23' 59" E	17.2km (10.7 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula and Ruri Hills Phonolites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 22' 0" E	18.0km (11.2 miles)
Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 48" S	34° 20' 3" E	18.1km (11.2 miles)
Nyamaji Volcanic Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 23' 59" E	20.9km (13.0 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 22' 59" E	21.1km (13.1 miles)
Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 11" S	34° 24' 31" E	22.3km (13.9 miles)
Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya	0° 44' 59" S	34° 39' 55" E	29.1km (18.1 miles)
Sindo, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 32' 25" S	34° 9' 54" E	31.4km (19.5 miles)
Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	31.8km (19.7 miles)
Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	31.8km (19.7 miles)
Ekiojanga, Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 9" S	34° 8' 31" E	32.5km (20.2 miles)
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 59" S	34° 30' 0" E	33.3km (20.7 miles)
Macalder Mines, Migori County, Kenya	0° 57' 39" S	34° 17' 2" E	35.5km (22.1 miles)
Lake Simbi Crater, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 0" S	34° 37' 59" E	41.5km (25.8 miles)
Mfangano Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 27' 51" S	34° 1' 2" E	49.9km (31.0 miles)
Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 20' 36" S	34° 21' 52" E	75.0km (46.6 miles)
Masumbi Au-Cu Prospect, Siaya County, Kenya	0° 1' 14" N	34° 20' 58" E	77.2km (48.0 miles)
Kilimapesa gold mine, Narok County, Kenya	1° 14' 36" S	34° 48' 39" E	77.4km (48.1 miles)
Luanda, Vihiga County, Kenya	0° 1' 26" N	34° 35' 7" E	79.5km (49.4 miles)
Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 23' 42" S	34° 34' 46" E	82.6km (51.3 miles)
North Mara mine, Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 25' 35" S	34° 33' 20" E	85.5km (53.1 miles)
Narok and Mara River Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya	1° 15' 0" S	35° 0' 0" E	91.5km (56.8 miles)
Eldoret and Kapsabet Plateau, Kenya	0° 0' 0" N	35° 0' 0" E	98.9km (61.4 miles)
Buru carbonatite, Kericho County, Kenya	0° 11' 26" S	35° 9' 56" E	99.0km (61.5 miles)
Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya	0° 4' 0" S	35° 19' 59" E	122.1km (75.9 miles)
Lunyo area, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 19' 36" N	33° 53' 36" E	125.2km (77.8 miles)
Buhemba Mine, Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 46' 9" S	34° 5' 29" E	127.4km (79.2 miles)
Miharagweta deposit, Musoma Rural District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 41' 0" S	33° 52' 50" E	127.4km (79.2 miles)

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
Homa Bay 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, Homa Bay	118.8.0.0.0.0
Kenya, Homa Bay, Ndhiwa	118.8.51.0.0.0
Kenya, Homa Bay, Ndhiwa, Kanyamwa Kologi	118.8.51.242.0.0

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