Mfangano Island

Mfangano Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf, west of Rusinga Island. Sources report an area of approximately 65 km2 and note the island's high point, Mount Kwitutu, with an elevation cited around 1,694 m. Population figures in the supplied sources include a 1999 census count of 16,282 and a later estimate of roughly 30,000 as of 2024. The materials consulted for this entry are geographic, demographic, and popular-level texts; they provide no documented history of construction, ownership changes, or specific dates associated with any named sacred sites on the island. An informal archived text about Lake Victoria includes a folk-style remark referencing hippos near Mfangano, but this is presented as natural-history/folk observation rather than evidence of supernatural activity. No supplied sources record specific paranormal reports, apparitions, spirits, hauntings, or other phenomena tied to Mfangano Island or any named sacred sites there. Nor do the sources provide names of supernatural entities, investigator theories, or folkloric explanations related to paranormal activity. Because the island is inhabited and administratively identified, it likely has local cultural significance, but such cultural or ritual details are not documented in the provided materials.