Awach Tende, Homa Bay, Kenya

Alternative Names:	Awach Tende
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° 29' 5" S
Longitude:	34° 37' 12" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-0.48482,34.62016
Köppen climate type:	Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Mindat Feature ID:	200767
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:200767:0
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Lake Simbi Crater, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 0" S	34° 37' 59" E	13.2km (8.2 miles)
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 22' 59" S	34° 30' 0" E	17.5km (10.9 miles)
Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 11" S	34° 24' 31" E	23.6km (14.6 miles)
Nyamaji Volcanic Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 23' 59" E	24.5km (15.2 miles)
Usaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 23' 59" E	24.7km (15.4 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 28' 59" S	34° 22' 59" E	26.3km (16.4 miles)
North Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 50" S	34° 22' 8" E	28.4km (17.6 miles)
Wasaki Peninsula and Ruri Hills Phonolites, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 0" S	34° 22' 0" E	28.4km (17.7 miles)
South Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 33' 22" S	34° 21' 46" E	29.7km (18.4 miles)
Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya	0° 44' 59" S	34° 39' 55" E	29.9km (18.6 miles)
Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 31' 48" S	34° 20' 3" E	32.2km (20.0 miles)
Sindo, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 32' 25" S	34° 9' 54" E	51.0km (31.7 miles)
Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	53.1km (33.0 miles)
Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 0" S	34° 8' 59" E	53.1km (33.0 miles)
Ekiojanga, Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 34' 9" S	34° 8' 31" E	54.0km (33.5 miles)
Luanda, Vihiga County, Kenya	0° 1' 26" N	34° 35' 7" E	56.7km (35.2 miles)
Masumbi Au-Cu Prospect, Siaya County, Kenya	0° 1' 14" N	34° 20' 58" E	63.8km (39.6 miles)
Macalder Mines, Migori County, Kenya	0° 57' 39" S	34° 17' 2" E	64.8km (40.3 miles)
Mfangano Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya	0° 27' 51" S	34° 1' 2" E	67.1km (41.7 miles)
Eldoret and Kapsabet Plateau, Kenya	0° 0' 0" N	35° 0' 0" E	68.5km (42.6 miles)
Buru carbonatite, Kericho County, Kenya	0° 11' 26" S	35° 9' 56" E	68.9km (42.8 miles)
Kilimapesa gold mine, Narok County, Kenya	1° 14' 36" S	34° 48' 39" E	87.0km (54.1 miles)
Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya	0° 4' 0" S	35° 19' 59" E	91.9km (57.1 miles)
Narok and Mara River Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya	1° 15' 0" S	35° 0' 0" E	95.0km (59.0 miles)
Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 20' 36" S	34° 21' 52" E	99.6km (61.9 miles)
Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 23' 42" S	34° 34' 46" E	101.3km (63.0 miles)
North Mara mine, Nyamwaga, Tarime, Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania	1° 25' 35" S	34° 33' 20" E	105.0km (65.2 miles)
Lunyo area, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 19' 36" N	33° 53' 36" E	121.1km (75.3 miles)
Tira mine, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda	0° 30' 38" N	34° 4' 23" E	126.3km (78.5 miles)
Molo Volcanic Area, Nakuru County, Kenya	0° 14' 46" S	35° 43' 56" E	126.5km (78.6 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, Rangwe	118.8.52.0.0.0
Kenya, Homa Bay, Rangwe, Kagan	118.8.52.247.0.0

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