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The Kisumu region was then occupied by the Luo community. A person going to Kisumu at that time would say, "Adhi Kisuma" to mean I'm going to trade. Derived from the word "Kisuma", the word for a trading post in Luo is "Kisumo", and in Nandi, "Kesumett". The current name Kisumu is an English corruption of the word "Kisumo" or "Kesumett".
Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City which is the third largest city in Kenya after the capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa.
Place in Kisumu County, Kenya Kibos Kibos Location of Kibos Coordinates: 00°04′08″S 34°48′55″E / 0.06889°S 34.81528°E / -0.06889; 34.81528 Country Kenya County Kisumu County Elevation 1,143 m (3,750 ft) Time zone UTC+3 (EAT) Kibos is a neighborhood in the city of Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya, and the second largest city, after Kampala, Uganda, in the Lake ...
Under the new constitution, Kenya is now divided into 47 counties for administrative purposes. They are grouped below according to the former province they were separated from, with their areas and populations as of the 2009 [6] and the 2019 census: [7]
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.
The road starts at the neighborhood within Kisumu, known as Mamboleo, along the Kisumu–Kakamega–Webuye–Kitale Road. From there, this road travels eastwards, through Miwani, Kibigori, Chemelil, to end in Muhoroni, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), from Mamboleo. [2] For the most part, the road is within Kisumu County.
The road starts at Kisumu, on the northeastern shores of Lake Victoria.It takes a general northerly direction through Kakamega and Webuye, to end at Kitale, on the Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road, a total distance of about 160 kilometres (99 mi). [2]
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.