Githunguri
Githunguri is an agricultural town in Kiambu County in central Kenya's former Central Province. It is one of the administrative centres of Kiambu County and home to one of East Africa's largest dairy processing plant Fresha, which is owned by a farmers co-operative, Githunguri Dairy farmers cooperative Society.Photo: Njoroge Wa Chege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikinu and Gathanji.
Ikinu
Village
Ikinu is a small town in Kenya's Central Province. Ikinu has a shopping centre and a primary school under the name Ikinu Primary school. The shopping centre is located along the Kiambu- Githunguri Road. Ikinu is situated 5 km southeast of Githunguri.
Gathanji
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. Gathanji is situated 3½ km south of Githunguri.
Kambaa
Town
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. Kambaa is situated 6 km west of Githunguri.
Githunguri
- Type: Town with 63,300 residents
- Description: place in Kenya, Kiambu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.0565° or 1° 3′ 24″ southLongitude
36.7783° or 36° 46′ 42″ eastPopulation
63,300Elevation
1,971 metres (6,467 feet)Open location code
6GCRWQVH+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 1124984763OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
197226Wikidata ID
Q5565107
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swahili—“Githunguri” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Githunguri”
- Finnish: “Githunguri”
- Indonesian: “Githunguri”
- Irish: “Githunguri”
- Japanese: “ギスングリ”
- Polish: “Githunguri”
- Swahili: “Githunguri”
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