KISII

Kisii County · KENYA (KE) · 0.68°S / 34.77°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 191,299

Kisii is a city in Kenya with a population of 112,417. It sits at -0.68/34.77, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 6 km from Nyambunwa.

Population 112,417

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Kisii County
Coords: 0.68°S / 34.77°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Nyambunwa Kisii County 13,405 6.6 km

N Mosocho Kisii County 3,824 10.9 km

SW Tabaka Kisii County 2,910 13.3 km

S Ogembo Kisii County 20,000 14.0 km

N Oyugis Homa Bay County 19,947 19.4 km

S Mogonga Kisii County 3,628 20.2 km

SW Rongo Migori County 20,688 20.5 km

SE Keroka Nyamira county 10,881 22.6 km

NE Nyamira Nyamira county 24,483 22.9 km

S Kenyenya Kisii County 2,698 23.1 km

Air access

nearby

HKKS

Kisii Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

HKHB

Homa Bay Airport

Small airport

33.9 km

Universities

linked

Kisii University

kisiiuniversity.ac.ke

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kisii?: 112,417 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kisii in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Kisii in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Kisii?: Kisii Airport (HKKS).
How far is Kisii from Nairobi?: About 238 km.
Does Kisii have a university?: Yes. Kisii University.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Kisii in?: Kisii County.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/191299

{
  "data": {
    "id": 191299,
    "name": "Kisii",
    "ascii_name": "Kisii",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 112417,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -0.68174,
    "longitude": 34.76666
  }
}

Context

comparatives

8.4x the population of Nyambunwa.
6 km from Nyambunwa.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.