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Kisii, Kenya

Kisii
A roundabout in Kisii Town
A roundabout in Kisii Town
Nickname: 
Bosongo/Getembe
Kisii is located in Kenya
Kisii
Kisii
Coordinates: 0°41′S 34°46′E / 0.683°S 34.767°E / -0.683; 34.767
CountryKenya
CountyKisii County
Sub-countiesKisii Central, Kisii South & Kitutu Central
Area
70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
1,700 m (5,577 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Urban
112,417
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code058
Location of Kisii Town in Kenya

Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County. Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City. Kisii municipality sits right at the centre of the western Kenya tourist circuit that includes the Tabaka Soapstone Carvings, Maasai Mara, Ruma National Park and part of the Lake Victoria Basin.

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 252. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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