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Kisumu was identified by British explorers in 1898 as an alternative railway terminus for the Uganda Railway.

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Kisumu

Kenya

Country
Kenya
Population
610.1K
Coordinates
-0.10, 34.76
419th most populous city in the world

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.

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