Limuru

Limuru is a town in central . It serves as both a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. As of 2004, the town's population was approximately 4,800, which significantly increased to 159,314 by the 2019 census.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabuku.

Suburb
is a settlement in 's , in the subcounty of Limuru. As of 2019, it had a population of 4,206, divided among 1,312 households. is situated 5 km southeast of Limuru.

Limuru

Latitude
-1.1159° or 1° 6′ 57″ south
Longitude
36.6393° or 36° 38′ 22″ east
Population
159,000
Elevation
2,251 metres (7,385 feet)
United Nations Location Code
KE LIM
Open location code
6GCRVJMQ+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1523675169
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
189386
Wiki­data ID
Q1825607
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Zulu—“Limuru” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Limuru
  • Cebuano: Limuru
  • Chinese: 利穆魯
  • Dutch: Limuru
  • Estonian: Limuru
  • Finnish: Limuru
  • French: Limuru
  • Georgian: ლიმურუ
  • German: Limuru
  • Irish: Limuru
  • Japanese: リムル
  • Polish: Limuru
  • Spanish: Limuru
  • Swahili: Limuru, Kenya
  • Swahili: Limuru
  • Swedish: Limuru
  • Urdu: لیمورو
  • Zulu: Limuru

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