Kisumu
Sign in to saveKisumu ( ) is the fifth-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the third-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala, and Mwanza. The city has a population of 438,588 according to the recent 2026 population estimates. The metro region, including Maseno and Ahero, had a population of 6,771 (Maseno) and 11,801 (Ahero) people respectively, totaling to a combined population of 457,160 people, according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census which was conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
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Kisumu is Kenya's fifth-largest city, located on Lake Victoria in the former Nyanza Province, with a population of around 438,588 people. It serves as a major urban center in the Lake Victoria region and is part of a larger metropolitan area that includes surrounding towns like Maseno and Ahero.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kisumu
- Region
- Kisumu
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 397,957
- Timezone
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31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Culture and languages
- Climate
- Agriculture
- Aquaculture
- Points of interest
- Town Clock
- Kisumu Museum
- Dunga Beach and Wetland
- Kisumu Impala Sanctuary
- Hippo Point
- Kit Mikayi
- Ndere Island
- Sport
- Transport
- Air
- Water
- Rail
- Road
- Rail and air accidents
- Education
- Primary education
- Higher education
- Places of worship
- In popular culture
- Notable natives and residents
- Sister cities
- Gallery
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Kisumu ( ) is the fifth-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the third-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala, and Mwanza. The city has a population of 438,588 according to the recent 2026 population estimates. The metro region, including Maseno and Ahero, had a population of 6,771 (Maseno) and 11,801 (Ahero) people respectively, totaling to a combined population of 457,160 people, according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census which was conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Apart from being an important political city, it is one of the premier industrial and commercial centres in Kenya. It is also an intellectual city with many PhDs. The city is currently undergoing an urban rejuvenation of the downtown and lower town which includes modernizing the lake front, decongesting main streets, and making the streets pedestrian-friendly.