Thika
Thika is an industrial town and commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres, northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers.
- Town with about 83,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,530 metres (5,020 feet)
- …is also known as “Dhika”
- Description: settlement in Central Province, Kenya
Places of Interest
Discover Thika High School and Thika Power Station.
Thika High School
School
Thika High School is a boys-only boarding high school…
Thika
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-1.0366° or 1° 2′ 12″ south
Longitude
37.0775° or 37° 4′ 39″ east
UN/LOCODE
KE THK
Open location code
6GCVX37H+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Thika” goes by many names.
ثيكاArabic
ThikaAsturian
টিকাBengali
ThikaCatalan
ThikaCebuano
錫卡Chinese
锡卡Chinese
ThikaCroatian
ThikaItalian
シカJapanese
ಥಿಕಾKannada
티카Korean
SikaLatvian
TikaLatvian
ČikaLithuanian
TikaLithuanian
ThikaRomanian
ТикRussian
ТикаRussian
තිකාSinhala
تیکاSouth Azerbaijani
تیکا، کنیاSouth Azerbaijani
ThikaTurkish
ТікаUkrainian
تھیکاUrdu
ThikaVietnamese
ThikaWaray (Philippines)
ThikaZulu
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Thika”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tank Farm and Kang’oki.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover thika stadium and Thika Main stage.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”
Kenya: Highlights
Learn more about Nairobi and Mombasa.
