Central Province

The Central Province was a region in central 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 and west of .
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  • Type: Locality with 4,380,000 residents
  • Description: province of Kenya
  • Also known as: Kabuti” and “Kavote

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerugoya.

is the largest town in Kirinyaga County, located 10 kilometres east of and 40 kilometres west of . It is situated in the former Kirinyaga district.

Central Province

Latitude
-0.43037° or 0° 25′ 49″ south
Longitude
37.30921° or 37° 18′ 33″ east
Population
4,380,000
Elevation
1,797 metres (5,896 feet)
Open location code
6GFVH895+VM
Geo­Names ID
195657
Wiki­data ID
Q318666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Central Province” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المحافظة الوسطى
  • Arabic: المحافظه الوسطى
  • Belarusian: Цэнтральная правінцыя
  • Bengali: সেন্ট্রাল প্রদেশ
  • Breton: Central
  • Bulgarian: Централна провинция
  • Catalan: província Central
  • Catalan: Província Central
  • Chinese: 中部省
  • Danish: Centralprovinsen
  • Dutch: Central
  • Dutch: Kati
  • Esperanto: Centra provinco de Kenjo
  • Finnish: Central Province
  • Finnish: Keskinen maakunta
  • French: Province centrale
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური პროვინცია
  • German: Central
  • German: KE-200
  • Greek: Κεντρική επαρχία
  • Greek: Κεντρική Επαρχία
  • Gujarati: સેન્ટ્રલ પ્રાંત
  • Hindi: केंद्रीय प्रांत
  • Hungarian: Középső tartomány
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Central
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Tengah
  • Italian: provincia centrale
  • Italian: Provincia Centrale
  • Japanese: セントラル州
  • Japanese: 中央州
  • Kannada: ಮಧ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Kikuyu: Central Province
  • Kikuyu: Gatagati mkoa, Kenya
  • Kikuyu: Gatagati mkoa
  • Korean: 중부주
  • Latvian: Centrālā province
  • Lithuanian: Centrinė provincija
  • Madurese: Kènya Tengnga
  • Malay: Central Province
  • Marathi: मध्यवर्ती प्रांत
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Central Province
  • Norwegian: Central Province
  • Persian: استان مرکزی
  • Polish: Prowincja Centralna
  • Portuguese: Central
  • Portuguese: Província Central
  • Romanian: Provincia Centrală, Kenya
  • Romanian: Provincia Centrală
  • Russian: Центральная провинция
  • Russian: Центральная
  • Serbian: Centralna provincija
  • Serbian: Централна провинција
  • Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත
  • Slovenian: Centralna provinca
  • Slovenian: KE-200
  • Slovenian: Osrednja provinca
  • Spanish: Provincia Central
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Kati
  • Swedish: Central
  • Swedish: Centralprovincen
  • Swedish: Centralprovinsen, Kenya
  • Swedish: Centralprovinsen
  • Tamil: சென்ட்ரல் மாகாணம்
  • Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம்
  • Telugu: సెంట్రల్ ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: సెంట్రల్ రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: เซ็นทรัล โพวิ้น
  • Turkish: Central Province
  • Ukrainian: Центральна провінція
  • Urdu: وسطی صوبہ
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Miền Trung
  • Western Panjabi: وچلا صوبا، کینیا
  • Western Panjabi: وشکارلہ
  • Wu Chinese: 中部省 (肯尼亚)
  • Wu Chinese: 中部省(肯尼亚)
  • Yoruba: Agbegbe aarin
  • Yoruba: Central Province
  • Yoruba: Ìgbéríko Àrin

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