Njega
Njega is a Kikuyu dialect word which means “Good” in English. However, there is a place called Njega's which was named after a traditional Chief by the name “Njega Wa Gioko” who was born early in 1865 and died in 1948 aged 83 it is believed that he was the most polygamist king to have ever been known by the Kikuyu tribe after marrying seventy-two wives.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,210 metres (3,980 feet)
- Description: place in Central Province, Kenya
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kangai and Kameichiri.
Njega
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Latitude
-0.6166° or 0° 36′ 60″ south
Longitude
37.3166° or 37° 18′ 60″ east
Open location code
6GFV98M8+9J
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Njega” goes by many names.
NjegaDutch
NjegaIrish
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