Kikuyu

Kikuyu is a municipality in Kiambu County, Kenya, which grew from a settlement of colonial missionaries. The town is located about 20 km northwest of central .
  • Locality with about 324,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,050 metres (6,720 feet)
  • Description: town in Kiambu County, Kenya
  • Also known as
    “Gikuyu”
    “Kikuyu, Kenya”

Places of Interest

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Alliance Girls' High School is a public national…
School
The is a public national high school for boys located in Kikuyu, Kenya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gicharani and Gichoto.
Village
The Central Province was a region in central …
3½ km southwest of Kikuyu
Village
The Central Province was a region in central …
4½ km south of Kikuyu
Village
is a settlement in 's .
5 km southwest of Kikuyu
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Latitude
-1.2463° or 1° 14′ 47″ south
Longitude
36.6629° or 36° 39′ 47″ east
Open location code
6GCRQM37+F5
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“Kikuyu” goes by many names.
KikuyuCebuano
KikuyuDutch
KikuyuFinnish
Kikuyu (Kenia)Finnish
KikuyuIrish
キクユJapanese
KikuyuKikuyu
KikujuLatvian
KikuyuNorwegian
KikuyuNorwegian Bokmål
KikuyuPolish
КикуюRussian
KikuyuSwahili
KikuyuSwedish
Kikuyu, KenyaTumbuka
КікуюUkrainian
کیکویوUrdu
کیکویو، کینیاUrdu
KikuyuZulu
Kikuyu, KhenyaZulu

Localities in the Area

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