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Place details
- Locality
- Kisii Central ward
- Region
- Kisii
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 112,417
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Kenya
- County
- Kisii County
- Sub counties
- Kisii Central, Kisii South & Kitutu Central
- Municipality
- 70 km (27 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,700 m (5,600 ft)
- Urban
- 112,417
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
- Area code
- 058
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 112417
- Area
- 10
- Elevation
- 1700
- Image
- Kisii town.jpg
- Dialing code
- 058
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- postal code
- 40200
- P8168
- Horst Hoeck
- Commons category
- Kisii (city)
- P12749
- Nettersheim
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Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County. Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City. Kisii municipality sits right at the centre of the western Kenya tourist circuit that includes the Tabaka Soapstone Carvings, Maasai Mara, Ruma National Park and part of the Lake Victoria Basin.
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