Thakwa

Thakwa is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,951 metres. Thakwa is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Githunguri and Gathanji.

Town
Photo: Njoroge Wa Chege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an agricultural town in Kiambu County in central 's former . It is one of the administrative centres of and home to one of East Africa's largest dairy processing plant Fresha, which is owned by a farmers co-operative, Dairy farmers cooperative Society.

Village
The Central Province was a region in central until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of and west of . is situated 3 km southeast of Thakwa.

Village
is a small town in 's . has a shopping centre and a primary school under the name Primary school. The shopping centre is located along the Kiambu- Githunguri Road. is situated 5 km southeast of Thakwa.

Thakwa

Latitude
-1.06667° or 1° 4′ south
Longitude
36.76667° or 36° 46′ east
Elevation
1,951 metres (6,401 feet)
Open location code
6GCRWQM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
179408
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