Kisumu
Kisumu is a regional capital in Kenya with a population of about 397,957.
KenyaLarge city🏆 #7 most populated in Kenya🕐 Africa/Nairobi
Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala. 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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About Kisumu
| Country | Kenya |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 26 |
| Population | 397,957 |
| Local currency | KES |
| Coordinates | -0.1022, 34.7617 |
| Time zone | Africa/Nairobi |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 264 km · Nairobi |
| Population (Kenya) | #7 most populated in Kenya |
| Where on Earth | 0°6′8″S · 34°45′42″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 11 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 10,007 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Pontianak (Indonesia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 0.10, -145.24 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 3,373 km |
| Dubai | 3,575 km |
| Moscow | 6,217 km |
| Paris | 6,266 km |
| London | 6,604 km |
| Singapore | 7,680 km |