Gachika

Gachika is a locality in Nyeri County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,697 metres. Gachika is situated nearby to the locality Gatunganga, as well as near Kahiga.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kagumo High School.

Kagumo High School

School

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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 3½ 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 3½ km south of Gachika.

Kiganjo

Town

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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.

Gaikuyu

Village

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. Gaikuyu is situated 9 km east of Gachika.

Gachika

Type: Locality
Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-0.42086° or 0° 25′ 15″ south

Longitude

37.04419° or 37° 2′ 39″ east

Elevation

1,697 metres (5,568 feet)

Open location code

6GFVH2HV+MM

GeoNames ID

197962

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