Port Victoria, Kenya

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Port Victoria
Bunyala
Town
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A Port Victoria Street
Coordinates: 0°06′N33°59′E / 0.100°N 33.983°E / 0.100; 33.983
CountryKenya
Population
  Total12,194

Port Victoria is a small town in Western Kenya, located in the southern part of Western province on the shores of Lake Victoria in Busia County on the Kenya-Uganda border. Fishing is the main economic activity of the people in Port Victoria. [1] The town has a population of 12,194 people and is located at an altitude of about 1,149m. [2]

Port Victoria is approximately 50 km from Busia town, 90 km from Kisumu city and 352 km from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.

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References

  1. Wamuswa, Nanjinia. "Fishing-related tasks blamed for growing truancy in Port Victoria". Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2020.