Gaikuyu
Gaikuyu Sub-location is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province, Nyeri County, Mathira Constituency. Gaikuyu is primarily an agricultural region. Due to its cool climate, tea, which is the main cash crop in the area, grows well.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Central Province, Kenya
- Also known as: “Gaikũyũ”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatina.
Karatina
Town
Karatina is a town in Nyeri County, Kenya which hosts a municipal council and serves as the headquarters of Mathira East subcounty. Karatina municipality had a total population of 6,852, all classified as urban in the 1999 census It has six electoral wards, all in the Mathira Constituency; the remaining five wards of Mathira constituency represent Nyeri County Council. Karatina is situated 8 km south of Gaikuyu.
Gaikuyu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.40694° or 0° 24′ 25″ southLongitude
37.12445° or 37° 7′ 28″ eastElevation
1,935 metres (6,348 feet)Open location code
6GFVH4VF+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2454192675OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Gaikuyu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gaikuyu”
- Irish: “Gaikuyu”
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