Kisii, Kenya

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Kisii
Municipality
A roundabout in Kisii Town
Nickname:  Bosongo/Getembe
Kisii
Coordinates: 0°41′S 34°46′E / 0.683°S 34.767°E / -0.683; 34.767
Country	Kenya
County	Kisii County
Sub-counties	Kisii Central, Kisii South & Kitutu Central
Area
• Municipality	70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	1,700 m (5,577 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Urban	112,417
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	058

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.