East Africa
Kenya
Machakos County

Tala

Tala is a town in Machakos County, located in the lower eastern region of Kenya and about 56 kilometres east of the Kenyan capital, . It is usually classified as being one town with Kangundo, due to their close proximity.
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  • Type: Town with 219,000 residents
  • Description: town in Machakos County, Kenya
  • Also known as: “Tala, Kenya”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kangundo.

Town
is a town in Machakos County, . is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity. is situated 4½ km southeast of Tala.

Tala

Latitude
-1.26814° or 1° 16′ 5″ south
Longitude
37.32439° or 37° 19′ 28″ east
Population
219,000
Elevation
1,524 metres (5,000 feet)
Open location code
6GCVP8JF+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12886221857
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
179625
Wiki­data ID
Q7193523
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Tala” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Tala”
  • Irish: “Tala”
  • Japanese: “タラ”
  • Latvian: “Tala”
  • Polish: “Tala”
  • Spanish: “Tala”
  • Swahili: “Tala, Kenya”
  • Swahili: “Tala”
  • Swedish: “Tala, Kenya”
  • Swedish: “Tala”
  • Ukrainian: “Тала”
  • Urdu: “تالا، کینیا”
  • Urdu: “تالا”

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