Gatitu
Gatitu is a mission in Kiambu County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,797 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Githunguri and Nyaga.
Githunguri
Town
Photo: Njoroge Wa Chege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Githunguri is situated 8 km southwest of Gatitu.
Nyaga
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. Nyaga is situated 8 km south of Gatitu.
Gatundu
Town
Photo: Mwanagenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Gatundu is situated 8 km east of Gatitu.
Gatitu
- Type: Mission
- Category: religion
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.01667° or 1° 1′ southLongitude
36.83333° or 36° 50′ eastElevation
1,797 metres (5,896 feet)Open location code
6GCRXRMM+88GeoNames ID
197589
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