It had a population of 504,359 (as of 1999) and a land area of 919 km².
[1] The main industries were subsistence agriculture and fishery on Lake Victoria.
Kisumu Town was the main commercial centre in western Kenya.
In 2013, Kisumu County was officially effected; all districts that were carved out of Kisumu District after 1992 were reconsolidated into the county.
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