Kangema
Kangema is a settlement in Muranga County, Kenya. It is the birthplace of James Mwangi, the Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent, in excess of 8 million as of 2014.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahuti and Kahuro.
Kahuti
Village
Kahuti is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province. It is located at the junction between the newly reconstructed C72 road and the Kahuti Githiga B road. Kahuti is situated 3 km south of Kangema.
Kahuro
Village
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. Kahuro is situated 9 km southeast of Kangema.
Karuri
Town
Karuri is a town in Kiambu County. The town hosts a town council. The Council borders the city of Nairobi to the south for about 20 km from Nairobi City, Kikuyu Town Council to the west, Limuru Municipal Council to the north and Kiambu Municipal Council to the east. Karuri is situated 9 km east of Kangema.
Kangema
- Type: Suburb with 6,420 residents
- Description: place in Muranga County, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Murang’a District, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.68479° or 0° 41′ 5″ southLongitude
36.96425° or 36° 57′ 51″ eastPopulation
6,420Elevation
1,810 metres (5,938 feet)Open location code
6GFR8X87+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2195515326OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
194451Wikidata ID
Q6362695
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kangema” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kangema”
- Dutch: “Kangema”
- Irish: “Kangema”
- Polish: “Kangema”
- Portuguese: “Cangema”
- Swedish: “Kangema”
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