Gachika

Gachika is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,832 metres. Gachika is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Githunguri and Kagwe.

Town
Photo: Njoroge Wa Chege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an agricultural town in Kiambu County in central 's former . It is one of the administrative centres of and home to one of East Africa's largest dairy processing plant Fresha, which is owned by a farmers co-operative, Dairy farmers cooperative Society. is situated 8 km southwest of Gachika.

Village
The Central Province was a region in central 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 and west of . is situated 9 km west of Gachika.

Town
Photo: Mwanagenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in of . It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who lived about three kilometres away from the town, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, the 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing South Constituency. is situated 9 km east of Gachika.

Gachika

Latitude
-1.00414° or 1° 0′ 15″ south
Longitude
36.82375° or 36° 49′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,832 metres (6,010 feet)
Open location code
6GCRXRWF+8F
Geo­Names ID
197964
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