Ahero

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionLevel town council (historically)
agriculturalProduct maize
rice
vegetables
belongsTo Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
knownFor agricultural trading center
irrigated agriculture
rice farming
languageSpoken Dholuo NERFINISHED
English
Swahili NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kisumu County NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion western Kenya NERFINISHED
locatedInRiverBasin Nyando River basin NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kisumu NERFINISHED
Nyando River NERFINISHED
partOf Kisumu County NERFINISHED
Nyanza region NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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