Kisumu County

Kisumu County
Kisumu
Kisumu
The skyline of Kisumu City from Lake Victoria
The skyline of Kisumu City from Lake Victoria
Nickname: 
Kisumu
Motto: 
Harbour of prosperity
Location in Kenya
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 0.091702,34.767956
Country Kenya
CapitalKisumu
Sub-counties
Government
 • TypeCounty Government
 • GovernorAnyang' Nyong'o
 • Deputy GovernorMathews Owili
 • SenatorProf Tom Ojienda
 • Woman RepresentativeDr Ruth Odinga
Area
 • Total
2,085.9 km2 (805.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,131.00000 m (3,710.62992 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
1,155,574
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
city
40100
Area code057
GDP PPP (2024)$6.9472 billion USD
GDP (2024)$2.672 billion USD
Websitekisumu.go.ke

Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City which is the third largest city in Kenya after the capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa. It has a population of 1,155,574 (according to the 2019 National Census[1]). The land area of Kisumu County totals 2085.9 km2.[2][3]

Kisumu County's neighbours are Siaya County to the West, Vihiga County to the North, Nandi County to the North East and Kericho County to the East. Its neighbour to the South is Nyamira County and Homa Bay County is to the South West. The county has a shoreline on Lake Victoria, occupying northern, western and a part of the southern shores of the Winam Gulf.[4]


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  1. ^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume 1: Population by County and Subcounty. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2019. p. 7. ISBN 978-9966-102-09-6.
  2. ^ "Kenya Districts".
  3. ^ "Kisumu County First County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2013-2017" (PDF). Kenya Property Developers Association. September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ Kisii County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018-2022. Kisumu County Government. 2018. p. 2.