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Kisumu (/ k iː ˈ s uː m uː / kee-SOO-moo) [4] is the third-largest city in Kenya [5] located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city after Kampala in the Lake Victoria Basin.
Kisumu County is located in western Kenya, far from the nation’s capital. (To the southwest, in neighboring Siaya County, lies the village of Nyang’oma Kogelo, birthplace of Barack Obama Sr.) The city of Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria, has historically functioned as a major center of Western Kenya commerce.
Kenya has five incorporated cities including the capital and largest city, Nairobi, the second-largest city of Mombasa, and the third-largest city, Kisumu.The fourth city to be awarded the status was Nakuru, which was upgraded from a municipality on 1 December 2021.
Nyalenda is an established slum suburb of Kenya's third largest city Kisumu. It is also an electoral ward in the Kisumu Town East Constituency. The ward is cosmopolitan with mainly the Luo, Lughyas and Kisii as the majority. Other communities include Kalenjins, Kambas Kikuyus, Teso, foreigners, among others.
Kondele is the most densely populated of the three satellite towns of Kisumu metropolitan region, the others being Maseno and Ahero. It is Kisumu City's most notable region and cultural identifier and one of the most densely populated regions in Kisumu County, Kenya. It lies on the A1 road that connects Kisumu and Vihiga.
Kisumu Town West is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County . The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town East and West Constituencies.
Kisumu Central is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Kisumu County. [1] [2] References This page was last edited on 18 September 2024 ...
Kisumu District was an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters was Kisumu. It had a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km². [1] The main industries were subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria. Kisumu Town was the main commercial centre in western Kenya.