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Kisumu

Eastern Africa

Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya, located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province, and the second-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
397,957 1
Area (sq km)
297 1
Founding Year
1901 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
1131 1
Latitude
0.083 degrees south 1
Longitude
34.767 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Kenya, Countries
Source Kisumu (Wikipedia)
Kisumu County, States or Territories

Kisumu is associated with Kisumu County.

Source Kisumu (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Kisumu (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Kisumu ( kee-SOO-moo) is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala.
  • Infobox: population_urban
    397,957
  • Infobox, Population year
    2019
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    297
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -0.083, 34.767
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -0.083, 34.767
  • Article text
    Kisumu's elevation is 1,131 m (3,711 ft) and is about 320 km (200 mi) northwest of Nairobi, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
  • Infobox, Founded
    1901
  • Lead section
    Kisumu ( kee-SOO-moo) is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province.
  • Associated With: Kenya, Infobox, Country
    kenya
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Kisumu
Wikidata Q214485, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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