Gachima
Gachima is a stream in Nyeri County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,739 metres. Gachima is situated nearby to the area Riandiara, as well as near Mithithi.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marua and Kiganjo.
Marua
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. Marua is situated 3½ km northeast of Gachima.
Kiganjo
Town
Photo: Rupumped, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiganjo is a small town in Kenya's Nyeri county. It hosts the Kenya Police College which is Kenya's main college for police training. Kiganjo also hosts one of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries KCC and a milk depot for the Brookside Milk Company. Kiganjo is situated 8 km north of Gachima.
Nyeri
Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province.
Gachima
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Gacima” and “Kachima”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-0.46667° or 0° 28′ southLongitude
37.01667° or 37° 1′ eastElevation
1,739 metres (5,705 feet)Open location code
6GFVG2M8+8MGeoNames ID
197958
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