Malewa River
The Malewa River rises in the western slopes of the Aberdare Range in Kenya and flows south and west into Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. Lake Naivasha is an important source of water in a semi-arid environment, and supports export-oriented horticulture and floriculture businesses as well as tourism.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Kenya
- Also known as: “Engare Melewa”, “Malewa”, and “Melawa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naivasha.
Naivasha
Naivasha (is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya, 92.8 km north west of Nairobi. From 1969, the population expanded by a factor of 17 times to over 355,383 at the 2019 census.
Malewa River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Malewa River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Malewa River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Malewa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Malewa”
- Japanese: “マレワ川”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umugezi wa Malewa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Malewa”
- Russian: “Мелава”
- Swahili: “Mto Malewa”
- Welsh: “Afon Malewa”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Naivasha and Gilgil River.
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