Gatanga
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.- Type: Village
- Description: place in Central Province, Kenya
- Also known as: “Gatanga, Kenya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandara and Kamwangi.
Kandara
Village
Kandara is a town in Muranga County, Kenya. Kandara is located 10 kilometres south of Kigumo and 30 kilometres north of Thika. Kandara hosts a town council with a population of 28,840. Kandara is situated 6 km northeast of Gatanga.
Kamwangi
Village
Kamwangi town is headquarter of Gatundu North Sub County Kiambu County, Kenya, in the former Central Province. Kamwangi is situated 7 km west of Gatanga.
Gatanga
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Murang’a District, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.9383° or 0° 56′ 18″ southLongitude
36.96257° or 36° 57′ 45″ eastElevation
1,672 metres (5,486 feet)Open location code
6GFR3X67+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2555403512OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Gatanga” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gatanga”
- Irish: “Gatanga”
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