Matathia
Matathia is a railway station in Kiambu County, Kenya and has an elevation of 2,283 metres. Matathia is situated nearby to the neighborhood Magina, as well as near the town Mai Mahiu.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magina and Mai Mahiu.
Magina
Neighborhood
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya 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 Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya. Magina is situated 3 km north of Matathia.
Mai Mahiu
Town
Maai Mahiu is a town in Kenya's Nakuru County. The name means "hot water" in native Kikuyu, but another derivative could be "me'imayu", meaning impassable in Maasai. Mai Mahiu is situated 4 km west of Matathia.
Matathia
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Matathia Station”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.97656° or 0° 58′ 36″ south
Longitude
36.62091° or 36° 37′ 15″ east
Elevation
2,283 metres (7,490 feet)
Open location code
6GFR2JFC+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
GeoNames ID
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