Awendo

thumb|upright=1.5|The A1 road (Kenya)|A1 road and businesses in central Awendo Awendo, also sometimes referred to as Sare–Awendo or Sare, is a town in Migori County, Kenya. It was founded during the colonial era on the site of an earlier precolonial trading centre. The South Nyanza Sugar Company's factory, which opened in 1980, is a major source of income for Awendo and the surrounding region.

==Location== Awendo is situated in the west of Kenya in Migori County, around from the shores of Lake Victoria. Prior to the 2013 local government reorganisation, the town was in the now defunct Nyanza Province. The town is on the A1 road, between Kisii and Migori towns. The road is a major thoroughfare linking Kisumu and Nairobi with the Tanzanian border at Isebania. Awendo lies on the River Sare and is also close to the River Kuja. Awendo is one of four designated municipalities within Migori County. The urban core of the town covers an area of , while the wider municipality has an area of .