Kisumu District
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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 sq km [1]. The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria. Kisumu Town is the main commercial centre in western Kenya.
[edit] 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 | |||
| 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:
- Kisumu Town East
- Kisumu Town West
- Kisumu Rural
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