Ahero

E912586

Ahero is a small town in western Kenya’s Kisumu County, known as an agricultural and trading center in the Nyando River basin.

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Ahero canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionLevel town council (historically)
agriculturalProduct maize
rice
vegetables
belongsTo Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
coordinateLocation approx. -0.1667, 34.9167
country Kenya
distanceTo about 20 km east of Kisumu (approximate)
economicRole collection center for farm produce
hasMarket Ahero town market
hasNearbyFeature rice irrigation schemes
hasTransportConnection Nairobi–Kisumu highway
knownFor agricultural trading center
irrigated agriculture
rice farming
languageSpoken Dholuo
English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kisumu County
locatedInRegion western Kenya
locatedInRiverBasin Nyando River basin
locatedNear Kisumu
Nyando River
partOf Kisumu County
Nyanza region
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
regionType Nyando River floodplain
roadJunctionFor roads to Kericho
roads to Kisii
servesAs service center for surrounding rural areas
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
waterSourceForIrrigation Nyando River

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