Gatundu
Gatundu is a small town in Kiambu County of Kenya. It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who lived about three kilometres away from the town, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, the 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing Gatundu South Constituency.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamwangi and Kimunyu.
Kamwangi
Village
Kamwangi town is headquarter of Gatundu North Sub… Kamwangi is situated 6 km north of Gatundu.
Kimunyu
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya… Kimunyu is situated 7 km southeast of Gatundu.
Nyaga
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya… Nyaga is situated 9 km southwest of Gatundu.
Gatundu
- Type: Town with 7,950 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.01559° or 1° 0′ 56″ south
Longitude
36.90581° or 36° 54′ 21″ east
Population
7,950
Elevation
1,631 metres (5,351 feet)
Open location code
6GCRXWM4+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Gatundu” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Гатунду”
- Czech: “Gatundu”
- Danish: “Gatundu”
- Dutch: “Gatundu”
- French: “Gatundu”
- Hebrew: “גטונדו”
- Indonesian: “Gatundu”
- Irish: “Gatundu”
- Italian: “Gatundu”
- Kikuyu: “Gatundu”
- Polish: “Gatundu”
- Russian: “Гатунду”
- Swahili: “Gatundu”
- Swedish: “Gatundu”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ichaweri and Mutomo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gatundu District Hospital and Gatundu Town Stadium.
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