Kisumu serves as the capital city of Kisumu County, Kenya and has a population of 397,957 as per the Kenyan 2019 census.(The rural population of Kisumu County was 714,668 during the same census,indicating that the city comprises the majority of the urban residents in the county, whose total population was 1,155,574) Kisumu is the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province, the headquarters of Kisumu County an important link in the trade route between Lake Victoria and Mombasa because of its water and rail connections. It is also the chief terminus for the agricultural produce of Nyanza and Western provinces. It is the largest and most important city in Western Kenya. Kisumu serves as a trading and transportation hub for the Great Lakes region in western Kenya. Kisumu International Airport has regular flights to Nairobi and other neighboring cities such as Mombasa. There are plans for flights to Mwanza Kigali, Kampala, Dar es salaam, and Juba but they have yet to materialize. It is the second-most important city after Kampala in the greater Lake Victoria Basin although Mwanza has overtaken it in population size. According to the United Nations, is now recognized as a key city and a "Millennium City" – the first of its kind in the world and also in East Africa. It is officially known as Kisumu City (and formerly Port Florence). Kisumu port was founded in 1901 as the main inland terminal of the Uganda Railway named "Port Florence". Although trade stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, it is again growing around oil exports. Other names of the city includes Dala (Home of the Luos), Kisuma (place of barter trade), KC (short for Kisumu City), Odhumo (Nairobi sheng for Kisumu) and others. Residents of the city are known as "Kisumunians". Colloquially, residents may be called Luopeans in reference to the residents taste for upper class and high-end lifestyles as found in Europeans cities like Milan, London, and Paris. It is not uncommon to hear residents say "Kisumu is like Europe." The name Kisumu literally means a place of barter trade "sumo".  Kisumu is not far from Kogelo, a village known for being the hometown of Barack Obama Sr., the father to the 44th president of the United States.[5] Culturally, Kisumu serves as the headquarters of the Luo speaking people of East Africa. It was the most prominent urban centre in the pre-colonial, post-colonial, and modern era for natives of Kavirondo region. Some of the most significant political events that have shaped the trajectory Kenya have happened in Kisumu including the famous political spat between founding president of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta and founding vice president Jaramogi Odinga during the opening of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in 1969. Apart from being an important political city, it is one of the premier industrial and commercial centres in Kenya. The city is currently undergoing an urban rejuvenation of the downtown and lower town which includes modernizing the lake front, decongesting main streets, and making the streets pedestrian-friendly. Source: Wikipedia Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1v9sWTan_S2l4JGSy7gXCQ/join Join me in my journey around Africa and the World. See the World through my lens. Support the Channel: Mobile Phone/Mpesa Support: +254 702 805 404 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/afrikantraveller Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=TGTCWA4KDBWSC Buy Afrikan Traveller Merch to support the Channel: My Store Link: https://afrikan-travellers-store.creator-spring.com/ For Business Inquiries Email: afrikantraveller07@gmail.com What's in My Camera Bag Camera Main Camera Sony (a711): https://amzn.to/3h2eM8l On the Go Camera (Gopro 9): https://amzn.to/3vYjPL3 On the Go Camera (Gopro 8 ):https://amzn.to/2UJEztc Spy Camera: https://amzn.to/3dENlPV Drone Drone with Combo: https://amzn.to/3jyKSu7 Drone Withought Combo:https://amzn.to/2TcQ0ZY Drone Extra Kits: https://amzn.to/363XH7n Laptop: https://amzn.to/3x4NCmP Mouse: https://amzn.to/3hvb2eD LENS Wide Lens: https://amzn.to/35Titqu Potrait Lens: https://amzn.to/2TctkZP Stabilization Gimbal for Main Camera:https://amzn.to/2U9cRpc Additional Gimbal: https://amzn.to/3A6C5oP Mobile Gimbal: https://amzn.to/3xZc4pv Tripod Main Camera Tripod: https://amzn.to/35YlfuE Time Lapse Tripod: https://amzn.to/3h2351g Vlogging Tripod: https://amzn.to/3zZaTs2 Best for Vlogging: https://amzn.to/35WqgDR Extra Accessories Gopro:https://amzn.to/3y2twJO Gopro 9 Extra Batteries and Charger: https://amzn.to/3jliOdj Gopro 8 Extra Batteries and Charger: https://amzn.to/3jnUtDU Sony Extra Batteries: https://amzn.to/3dFdIFp Hard Disk: https://amzn.to/3hedMwD Sony Mem Cards: https://amzn.to/2TeeZvV and https://amzn.to/3vWfSXi and https://amzn.to/35W36NM Gopro and Drone Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/3x2ushk and https://amzn.to/3gXawH4 My Camera Bag: https://amzn.to/3jmj6kf Let's journey together!

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