Gachika

Gachika is a stream in Nyeri County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,712 metres. Gachika is situated nearby to the locality Kahiga, as well as near Ndurutu.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kagumo High School.

Kagumo High School

School

Kagumo High School is a boys' national high school situated between Kirichu and Kiganjo townships along the Nyeri-Nanyuki road in Kenya. Established in 1933 as a primary institution in Gatitu, its initial aim was to train artisans for Native African training depots. Kagumo High School is situated 4 km northwest of Gachika.

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 2½ km southeast of Gachika.

Kiganjo

Village

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 6 km northwest of Gachika.

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.

Gachika

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-0.43333° or 0° 26′ south

Longitude

37.03333° or 37° 2′ east

Elevation

1,712 metres (5,617 feet)

Open location code

6GFVH28M+M8

GeoNames ID

197961

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