East Africa
Kenya
Kisumu County

Awasi

Awasi is a small town in Kisumu County, . It is the headquarters of Nyando Sub-county in Kisumu County. The town is also commonly known by the name "Ladhri", a Dholuo word meaning 'someone who always lacks' or 'someone begging for help/ looking to others for help'.
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is a town in Kisumu County, . It is part of District. has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway line between the stations of Kibigori and Muhoroni. is situated 10 km northeast of Awasi.

Awasi

Latitude
-0.16058° or 0° 9′ 38″ south
Longitude
35.0735° or 35° 4′ 25″ east
Population
5,050
Elevation
1,293 metres (4,242 feet)
Open location code
6GFQR3QF+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3901069802
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
200758
Wiki­data ID
Q2874675
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Zulu—“Awasi” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Awasi”
  • French: “Awasi”
  • Irish: “Awasi”
  • Persian: “آواسی”
  • Persian: “اواسی”
  • Polish: “Awasi”
  • Spanish: “Awasi”
  • Swahili: “Awasi”
  • Swedish: “Awasi”
  • Zulu: “Awasi”

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