LAKE VICTORIA BASIN
Urbanization trends
Lira
UGANDA
Lake Victoria basin
KENYA
Major settlements Population
Population density Habitants per km 2
7 000 000
More than 2 000
Mbale
Kitale
500 - 2 000
Eldoret
2 000 000
Jinja
500 000 40 000
Kakamega
Kisumu
Nakuru
Kampala
2030 (projection) 2015 (or most recent census available) 2000
Mbarara
Lake Victoria
D.R. CONGO
Nairobi
Musoma
RWANDA
Bukoba
Ruhengeri
Kigali
Kibuye Gitarama
Kibungo
Mwanza
Butare
Ngozi
Arusha
BURUNDI
Gitega
Bujumbura
TANZANIA
100 km
Sources: S. Waithaka eet al., 2013, “East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprenhensive Analysis”, International Food Policy Research Institute ; UN, 2015, “World Urbanization Prospects. The 2014 Revision”, United Nations Population Division.
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Figure 3.2: Major urban settlements around Lake Victoria Basin
Eldoret, Kenya
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