Othaya

Othaya is a Kenyan town about 120 kilometres north of , the capital. As of the 1999 census, Othaya had a population of 21,427, of which 4,108 were classified as core urban; the majority of the residents belong to the Kikuyu ethnic group.
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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 6 km south of Othaya.

Othaya

Latitude
-0.54921° or 0° 32′ 57″ south
Longitude
36.94553° or 36° 56′ 44″ east
Population
6,650
Elevation
1,873 metres (6,145 feet)
Open location code
6GFRFW2W+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1129318912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
181735
Wiki­data ID
Q7108565
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Othaya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أوثاية
  • Belarusian: Атая
  • Bulgarian: Отхая
  • Cebuano: Othaya
  • Chinese: 奥塔亚
  • Dutch: Othaya
  • German: Othaya
  • Irish: Othaya
  • Polish: Othaya
  • Portuguese: Otaia
  • Swahili: Othaya, Kenya
  • Swahili: Othaya
  • Swedish: Othaya

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