Karatina
Karatina is a town in Nyeri County, Kenya which hosts a municipal council and serves as the headquarters of Mathira East subcounty. Karatina municipality had a total population of 6,852, all classified as urban in the 1999 census It has six electoral wards, all in the Mathira Constituency; the remaining five wards of Mathira constituency represent Nyeri County Council.
- Type: Town with 23,600 residents
- Description: town in Nyeri County, Kenya
- Also known as: “Karatina, Kenya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibirigwi and Gaikuyu.
Kibirigwi
Village
Gaikuyu
Village
Gaikuyu Sub-location is a settlement in Kenya's… Gaikuyu is situated 8 km north of Karatina.
Marua
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya… Marua is situated 10 km west of Karatina.
Karatina
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.48225° or 0° 28′ 56″ south
Longitude
37.12522° or 37° 7′ 31″ east
Population
23,600
Elevation
1,766 metres (5,794 feet)
Open location code
6GFVG49G+43
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Highlights: Matatu stage and Karatina Open Air Market.
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