Kisumu District is an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km² [1]. The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria. Kisumu Town is the main commercial centre in western Kenya.
Subdivisions
Kisumu District has two local authorities (1999 census [2]):
- Kisumu Town (population: 332,024; urban population: 194,390)
- Kisumu County Council (population: 172,335; urban population: 2,687)
| Administrative divisions |
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| Division |
Population* |
Urban pop.* |
Headquarters |
| Kadibo |
48,934 |
0 |
|
| Kombewa |
60,183 |
0 |
|
| Maseno |
65,304 |
2,199 |
Maseno |
| Winam |
329,958 |
184,243 |
Kisumu |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [3], [4], |
The district has three constituencies:
External links
Coordinates: 0°15′S 34°55′E / -0.25, 34.917
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