Karura Kanyungu
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Central Province, Kenya
- Also known as: “Karura”
- Address: Karura-Munyaka Road, Karura
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ndenderu and Gachie.
Ndenderu
Suburb
Ndenderu is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province. It sits along the very leafy cold sides of Limuru. It's a ward in Kiambaa Constituency Constituency of Kiambu County Represented by Solomon Kinuthia who was elected under Jubilee Party in 2017 General Elections.
Gachie
Village
Gachie is a locality in Kihara ward, Kiambaa constituency, Kiambu county. It is located in Kenya's Kiambu County approximately 14 kilometres from the Nairobi CBD. Gachie is situated 5 km southeast of Karura Kanyungu.
Kitisuru
Suburb
Kitisuru is a residential suburb of Nairobi. The name Kitisuru comes from a nearby river "Gĩtathuru" which was borrowed from the original inhabitants of the area who were mainly of the Kikuyu ethnic group. Kitisuru is situated 7 km southeast of Karura Kanyungu.
Karura Kanyungu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.19329° or 1° 11′ 36″ southLongitude
36.72992° or 36° 43′ 48″ eastElevation
1,896 metres (6,220 feet)Open location code
6GCRRP4H+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 552178035OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Karura Kanyungu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Karura Kanyungu”
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