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Figure 3.2: Major urban settlements around Lake Victoria Basin
Kisumu
Nakuru
Kakamega
Jinja
Arusha
Lira
Bukoba
Musoma
Mwanza
Mbale
Ruhengeri
Kibuye Gitarama
Kibungo
Ngozi
Gitega
Lake Victoria
KENYA
UGANDA
D.R. CONGO
RWANDA
BURUNDI
TANZANIA
Eldoret
Kitale
Mbarara
Butare
Kigali
Bujumbura
Kampala
Nairobi
100 km
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Urbanization trends
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.
Lake Victoria basin
Major settlements
Population
Population density
Habitants per km
2
More than 2 000
500 - 2 000
2030
(projection)
2015
(or most recent
census available)
2000
7 000 000
2 000 000
500 000
40 000
Eldoret, Kenya