Giachamwengi

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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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 9 km northeast of Giachamwengi.

Giachamwengi

Latitude
-0.45661° or 0° 27′ 24″ south
Longitude
36.94833° or 36° 56′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,787 metres (5,863 feet)
Open location code
6GFRGWVX+98
Geo­Names ID
197428
Wiki­data ID
Q5557817
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From Dutch to Irish—“Giachamwengi” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Giachamwengi
  • Irish: Giachamwengi

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