East Africa
Kenya
Murang’a District

Thaara

Thaara is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,107 metres. Thaara is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maragua and Maragua District.

Town
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is a town in the Muranga County, . It was previously the capital of the former . The town is located along – road just 10 km south of . is situated 9 km west of Thaara.

Town
was a former district of , located in the defunct . Its capital was the town of . In 1999, had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 km2. is situated 9 km west of Thaara.

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 10 km north of Thaara.

Thaara

Latitude
-0.79922° or 0° 47′ 57″ south
Longitude
37.2158° or 37° 12′ 57″ east
Elevation
1,107 metres (3,632 feet)
Open location code
6GFV6628+88
Geo­Names ID
179430
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