Esabalu

Esabalu
Esabalu
	Village
	Esabalu
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 0°0′S34°58′E / -0.000°N 34.967°E
Country	Kenya
County	Kisumu County/Vihiga County
Government
• Mayor	Tom Amakoye [1]
Elevation	5,400 m (17,700 ft)
Population (Estimated)
• Total	8,500
• Density	1,000/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Last updated July 05, 2019

Esabalu is a village located on the border of Vihiga and Kisumu counties in western Kenya.^[2]

Vihiga County is an administrative region in the former Western Province of Kenya whose headquarters are in Mbale, the largest town in the county. The county has a population of 554,622 and an area of 563 km². Vihiga County was split from Kakamega County in 1990.

Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 968,909. The land area of Kisumu County totals 2085.9 km².

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.

Geography

Esabalu is located approximately 5,400 feet above sea level, and lies directly on the equator. It receives about 40 inches of rainfall per year.^[3]

Equator Intersection of a spheres surface with the plane perpendicular to the spheres axis of rotation and midway between the poles

An equator of a rotating spheroid is its zeroth circle of latitude (parallel). It is the imaginary line on the spheroid, equidistant from its poles, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres. In other words, it is the intersection of the spheroid with the plane perpendicular to its axis of rotation and midway between its geographical poles.

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification system, Esabalu has an Equatorial Climate (Af).^[4]

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by the German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. Later, the climatologist Rudolf Geiger introduced some changes to the classification system, which is thus sometimes called the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system.

Demographics

There are approximately 8,500 residents in Esabalu. Most of them are members of the Luhya ethnic group. It is estimated that the population density is over 1,000 people per square kilometer. The three major languages spoken in Esabalu are Luhya, Swahili, and English.^[5]

Luhya people Bantu ethnic group in Kenya

The Luhya are a Bantu ethnic group in Kenya. They number about 5.3 million people according to the 2009 census, being about 16% of Kenya's total population of 38.5 million, and are the second-largest ethnic group in Kenya.

Luhya is a Bantu language of western Kenya.

Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Comorian, spoken in the Comoros Islands is sometimes considered to be a dialect of Swahili, though other authorities consider it a distinct language.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Esabalu is twinned with:

Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States (since 1987)^[6]

Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from Salisbury and across the river from Newburyport and West Newbury. The population was 16,283 at the 2010 census. A former farming and mill town, Amesbury is today largely residential. It is one of the two northernmost towns in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named after the Massachusett tribe, which once inhabited the east side of the area, and is one of the original thirteen states. The capital of Massachusetts is Boston, which is also the most populous city in New England. Over 80% of Massachusetts's population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, Massachusetts's economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance, and maritime trade.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

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References

↑ Swart/amesbury@cnc.com, Gillian R. "Reaching out to Esabalu: Amesbury For Africa raising funds to aid Sister City's security force". Amesbury News. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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↑ "Kisumu, Kenya". weatherbase.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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↑ "Sister Cities | AMESBURY for AFRICA". amesburyforafrica.org. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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[1] Swart/amesbury@cnc.com, Gillian R. "Reaching out to Esabalu: Amesbury For Africa raising funds to aid Sister City's security force". Amesbury News. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

[2] "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

[3] "About Esabalu: Geography | AMESBURY for AFRICA". amesburyforafrica.org. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

[4] "Kisumu, Kenya". weatherbase.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[5] "About Esabalu: People | AMESBURY for AFRICA". amesburyforafrica.org. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

[6] "Sister Cities | AMESBURY for AFRICA". amesburyforafrica.org. Retrieved 27 March 2017.