Maragua

Maragua 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 .
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  • Type: Town with 8,600 residents
  • Description: Kenyan town
  • Also known as: “Maragua Station” and “Maragwa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maragua District and Murang’a.

Town
was a former district of , located in the defunct . Its capital was the town of Maragua. In 1999, had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 km2.

Town
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Murang'a is a town in Murang'a County of . It is the administrative headquarters of Murang'a County and is mainly inhabited by the Kikuyu community. is situated 8 km north of Maragua.

Maragua

Latitude
-0.79521° or 0° 47′ 43″ south
Longitude
37.13228° or 37° 7′ 56″ east
Population
8,600
Elevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)
Open location code
6GFV643J+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1533090769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
187733
Wiki­data ID
Q1892268
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Maragua” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Maragua”
  • Chinese: “馬拉瓜”
  • Dutch: “Maragua”
  • German: “Maragua”
  • Irish: “Maragua”
  • Italian: “Maragua”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maragua”
  • Norwegian: “Maragua”
  • Persian: “ماراگوئا”
  • Polish: “Maragua”
  • Portuguese: “Maragua”
  • Portuguese: “Marágua”
  • Spanish: “Maragua”
  • Swahili: “Maragua, Kenya”
  • Swahili: “Maragua”
  • Swedish: “Maragua”
  • Turkish: “Maragua”

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