Gitero

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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Outspan Hotel.

Hotel
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The , located in , , was developed from an old farm by Eric Sherbrooke Walker during the 1920s. In 1928, Walker opened the on 28 hectares of Crown Land in Nyeri, overlooking the of a river in the . is situated 3 km north of Gitero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyeri and Kiganjo.

is a town situated in the Central Highlands of . It is the county headquarters of and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former .

Village
is a small town in 's Nyeri county. It hosts the Kenya Police College which is Kenya's main college for police training. also hosts one of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries KCC and a milk depot for the Brookside Milk Company. is situated 10 km northeast of Gitero.

Gitero

Latitude
-0.44984° or 0° 26′ 59″ south
Longitude
36.93588° or 36° 56′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,868 metres (6,129 feet)
Open location code
6GFRHW2P+39
Geo­Names ID
197291
Wiki­data ID
Q5565077
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Gitero” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Gitero
  • Irish: Gitero

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