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Kisumu ( 0°6′0″S, 34°45′0″E) is a port city in western Kenya at 1131m, with a population of 322,024 (1999 census). It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya and the capital of Nyanza Province. It is also the headquarters of Kisumu District. It has no municipal charter. It is the largest city in Luoland. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1805 KB) Kisumu, Kenya (photo taken and posted by David A. Victor) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1805 KB) Kisumu, Kenya (photo taken and posted by David A. Victor) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The capital of Kenyas Nyanza Province, on Lake Victoria, is Kisumu (click to enlarge map) Nyanza Province of Kenya, on Lake Victoria, is one of Kenyas seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi; it is in the southwest corner of Kenya. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. ... Luoland (historically, Kavirondo) is the tribal homeland of the Kenya Luo (also called Jo-Luo or Kavirondo), a people of western Kenya, also extending into eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania. ...


The port was founded in 1901 as the main inland terminal of the Uganda Railway and named Port Florence. Although trade stagnated in the 1980s and 90s, it is again growing around oil exports. Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Uganda Railway is a railway system linking the interiors of Uganda and Kenya to the Indian Ocean at Mombasa in Kenya. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Synthetic motor oil An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state (oily) at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally water fearing) and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally fat loving). This general definition includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated...


Lake Victoria ferries have operated from the port linking the railway to Mwanza, Bukoba, Entebbe, Port Bell and Jinja. The Lake Victoria ferries are and were steam- and diesel-powered ships used for freight and passenger transport between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya on Lake Victoria. ... Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. ... Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria. ... Location of Entebbe within Uganda. ... Port Bell is a small industrial centre near Kampala in Uganda, that has a harbour, which is used for international traffic across Lake Victoria. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Before the jet airline era, Kisumu was a landing point on the British flying boat passenger and mail route from Southampton to Cape Town. Kisumu linked Port Bell and Nairobi. Jet aircraft are aircrafts with jet engines. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... It has been suggested that first class mail be merged into this article or section. ... Southampton is the largest city[1] on the south coast of England. ... Nickname: Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Coordinates: , Country Province Municipality City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Founded 1652 Government [1]  - Type City council  - Mayor Helen Zille  - City manager Achmat Ebrahim Area  - City 2,499 km²  (964. ... Port Bell is a small industrial centre near Kampala in Uganda, that has a harbour, which is used for international traffic across Lake Victoria. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ...

Kisumu is on Lake Victoria [center left].
Kisumu is on Lake Victoria [center left].

Kisumu is served by Kisumu Airport, with regular daily flights to Nairobi and elsewhere. There are plans to expand the airport in anticipation of increased trade brought about by the recreated East African Community of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x720, 115 KB) Kenya relief map with town names for Nairobi, Mombasa, Naivasha, Nakuru, Nyeri, Gilgil, Kisumu, Kakamega, Eldoret, Embu, etc. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x720, 115 KB) Kenya relief map with town names for Nairobi, Mombasa, Naivasha, Nakuru, Nyeri, Gilgil, Kisumu, Kakamega, Eldoret, Embu, etc. ... Lake Victoria and the Great Rift Valley Lake Victoria height variation The lake as seen from space, looking west, with other members of the African Great Lakes forming an arc in the middle distance. ... Kisumu Airport is an airport in Kisumu, Kenya (IATA: KIS, ICAO: HKKI). ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ... Anthem To Be Determined Arusha, Tanzania Membership 5 East African states Leaders  -  Secretary General Juma Mwapachu Area  -  Total 1,817,945 km²   sq mi  Population  -   estimate 124,858,568   -  Density 55 /km²   /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total US$ 104. ...


Kisumu literally means a place of barter trade "sumo". The city has "Friendship" status with Cheltenham, UK and "Sister City" status with Roanoke, Virginia, USA. For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Sights

Attractions in the city include Kibuye Market, the Kisumu Museum, an impala sanctuary, a bird sanctuary, Hippo Point, and the nearby Kit Mikaye and Ndere Island National Park. Binomial name Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) An impala (Aepyceros melampus Greek aipos high ceros horn + melas black pous foot) is a medium-sized African antelope. ... ...


Kisumu Museum

Kisumu Museum, established in 1980, has a series of outdoor pavilions. Some of the pavilions contain live animals. For example, one pavilion contains numerous aquaria with a wide variety of fish from Lake Malawi, along with explanatory posters. Another pavilion contains terrarium containing mambas, spitting cobras, puff adders and other venomous Kenyan snakes. Additionally, out of doors, the museum has a few additional exhibits, including a snake pit and a crocodile container. Pavilion may refer to a type of building: Pavilion (structure) or to a specific building: Pavilion, New York London Pavilion Royal Pavilion Balboa Pavilion Pavilion is a brand name of computers and notebooks made by Hewlett-Packard. ... Aquarium is also the name of the Russian band, which is also spelled Akvarium A 335,000 gallon (1. ... Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Niassa in Mozambique), is the most southerly lake in the Great African Rift Valley system. ... Species - Eastern green mamba - Jamesons mamba - Black mamba - Western green mamba For other uses, see Mamba (disambiguation). ... Juvenile Red Spitting Cobra, Naja pallida Red Spitting Cobra Spitting cobra refers to any one of several species of cobras that have the ability to spit or eject venom from their mouth when defending themselves against predators. ... A puff adder is a common name for two diffenrent species of snake. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ...


Other pavilions show weaponry, jewellery, farm tools and other artifacts made by the various peoples of the Nyanza Province. Additionally, there are exhibits of stuffed animals, birds and fish. One pavilion houses the prehistoric TARA rock art, which was removed for its own protection to the museum after it was defaced by graffiti in its original location. A weapon is a tool used to kill or incapacitate a person or animal, or destroy a military target. ... Amber jewellery in the form of pendants Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from jewels, precious metals or other substance. ... Rock art is a term in archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone. ...


The museum's most important and largest exhibition is the UNESCO-sponsored Ber-gi-dala. This is a full-scale recreation of a traditional Luo homestead. Ber-gi-dala consists of the home, granaries and livestock corrals of an imaginary Luo man as well as the homes of each of his three wives, and his eldest son. Through signs and taped programs in both Luo and English, the exhibition also explains the origins of the Luo people, their migration to western Kenya, traditional healing plants, and the process of establishing a new home. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... The Luo (also called Jaluo and Joluo) are an ethnic group in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania. ... Luo (also known als Dholuo) is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Luo people, numbering about 3 million. ...


Kisumu Impala Sanctuary

Kisumu is location of the Kisumu Impala Sanctuary. Measuring just 0.4 square miles, the sanctuary is one of Kenya's smallest wildlife preserves. As its name suggests, it is home to a herd of impala. Some hippos, as well as many reptiles and birds are also present. Additionally, several caged baboons and leopards who faced difficulties of one sort or the other in the wild are held in cages there. Binomial name Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) An impala (Aepyceros melampus Greek aipos high ceros horn + melas black pous foot) is a medium-sized African antelope. ... Species Papio hamadryas Papio papio Papio anubis Papio cynocephalus Papio ursinus The Baboon is the largest non-hominid member of the primate order. ... This page is about the animal. ...


Hippo Point

Hippo Point is a 600-acre viewing area on Lake Victoria. Despite its name, it is better known as a viewing point for its unobstructed sunsets over the lake than for its occasional hippos. A composite image showing the terminator dividing night from day, running across Europe and Africa. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758[2] Range map[1] The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy Hippopotamus). ...


Hippo point is near the village of Dunga, a few kilometres SW of the town. The village also has a fishing port and a camping site. Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ...


Kit Mikayi

Kit Mikayi, a large rock with three rocks on top, and is located off Kisumu Bondo Road towards Bondo. It is a weeping rock; it is believed that Mikayi (which means, literally, "the first wife") went up the hill to the stones when her husband took a second wife, and has been weeping ever since.


Rail and air accidents

Douglas C-47 plane operated by South African Air Force crashed into Lake Victoria soon after taking off from Kisumu Airport on July 11, 1945. All 28 on board died [1]. Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... The South African Air Force roundel The South African Air Force (SAAF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag) is the air force of South Africa. ...


Two serious railway accidents occurred near Kisumu in the 21st century. List of rail accidents from 2000 to the present. ...


The first took place outside Kisumu on August 15, 2000. The brakes on the train failed, causing it to roll. Thirteen people were killed and 37 received injuries. The second took place on the morning of October 16, 2005, when a matatu (taxi minibus) was struck by a passenger train. Six people died and 23 more were injured. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A fully-loaded matatu. ...


Notable people from Kisumu

The term used to refer to a resident of Kisumu is a jakisumo. Notable jokisumo include

  • Linus Okok Okwach, Roman Catholic Bishop
  • John Spurling, playwright, author and BBC announcer
  • Godfrey Mutiso Gorry, poet and playwright

Finally, the most famous person of jokisumo roots is Barack Obama Sr.He was born in the village of Nyangoma Kogalo nearby Kisumu on Lake Victoria. On August 8, 2006,his Us citizen son, Senator Obama, visited Kisumu, as part of an African tour. At Kisumu, Obama was greeted by thousand of cheering well-wishers who consider the ethnically Luo politician a native son. While in Kisumu, Obama had an AIDS test performed to bring attention to the need for testing and to try to lift some of the stigma many Kenyans attach to AIDS testing. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga (c. ... Raila Odinga Raila Amollo Odinga (1945-) is a Kenyan politician, and was, until November 23, 2005 a Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Roads, Public Works and Housing. ...


Weblinks

  • A photo of kisumu: http://www.kisumu.co.uk/pict1_files/A_JPEGs/A0002.jpg.jpg
  • Kisumu places: http://www.kisumu.co.uk/
  • Odiero, Frederick. "Six killed, scores injured as matatu is crashed by train," Kenya Times, October 17, 2005, http://www.timesnews.co.ke/17oct05/nwsstory/news17.html
  • "Kenya Railways forms team to investigate train crash," Daily Nation, August 19, 2000, http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/19082000/News/News49.html
  • "Kisumu Museum," http://www.museums.or.ke/regkis.html
  • "Kisumu Wildlife Sanctuary," http://www.kws.org/impala.html
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Kisumu - definition of Kisumu in Encyclopedia (145 words)
Kisumu is a port city with a population of around 160,000 in western Kenya.
Kisumu is situated on the north tip of Winam Gulf, which in itself is part of Kavirondo Gulf of Lake Victoria.
Before the jet airline era, Kisumu was a landing point on the British flying boat passenger and mail route from Southampton to Cape Town.
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