Kisumu
city in Kenya
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Summary
Kisumu is a city[1]. Kisumu ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,364 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kisumu County[3], Nyanza Province[4]
- Country: Kenya[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Victoria[6]
- Head of government: Peter Anyang' Nyong'o[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Official language: Swahili[9], English[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Roanoke[11], Cheltenham[12]
- Postal code: 40100[13]
- Part of: Western Kenya[14]
- Commons category: Kisumu[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 042[17]
- Inception: 1901[18]
- Official website: http://kisumu.go.ke[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kisumu[20]
- Population: 409,928[21], 397,957[22]
- Capital of: Nyanza Province[23]
- Category for people born here: Q60900363[24]
- Category for people who died here: Q86271547[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kisumu[26]
- Different from: Kisumu County[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 1131 m[28]
- Area: 297 km²[29]
Why It Matters
Kisumu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kisumu is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]