Port Victoria, Kenya

Port Victoria
Port Victoria; Bunyala
	Town
	A Port Victoria Street
	Coordinates: 0°06′N 33°59′E
Population
• Total	12,194

Port Victoria is a small town in Western Kenya, located in the southern parts of Western province on the shores of Lake Victoria in Busia County just at 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 away from Busia town, 90 km from Kisumu city and 352 km from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.

References

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

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[1] Wamuswa, Nanjinia. "Fishing-related tasks blamed for growing truancy in Port Victoria". Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[Census2019-2] "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2020.