Thika River
The Thika River flows through Kiambu County in central Kenya and is a tributary of the Tana River. The river forms a psychological boundary between the counties of Murang'a and Kiambu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Kenya
- Also known as: “Dhika”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ekarakara.
Ekarakara
Village
The Eastern Province of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. Ekarakara is situated 7 km south of Thika River.
Thika River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Thika River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Thika River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Thika”
- Cebuano: “Thika”
- Chinese: “錫卡河”
- Chinese: “锡卡河”
- Georgian: “თიკა”
- German: “Thika River”
- German: “Thika”
- Irish: “Abhainn Thika”
- Japanese: “ティーカ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Thika”
- Norwegian: “Thika”
- Russian: “Тика”
- Swahili: “Mto wa Thika”
- Swahili: “Thika”
- Swedish: “Thika”
- Welsh: “Afon Thika”
Localities in the Area
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