Escarpment
Escarpment is a village in Kiambu County, Kenya and has an elevation of 2,259 metres. Escarpment is situated nearby to the village Gichungu, as well as near the town Kimende.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mai Mahiu and Magina.
Mai Mahiu
Town
Maai Mahiu is a town in Kenya's Nakuru County. The name means "hot water" in native Kikuyu, but another derivative could be "me'imayu", meaning impassable in Maasai. Mai Mahiu is situated 5 km northwest of Escarpment.
Magina
Neighborhood
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. Magina is situated 7 km north of Escarpment.
Escarpment
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.01066° or 1° 0′ 38″ south
Longitude
36.61806° or 36° 37′ 5″ east
Elevation
2,259 metres (7,411 feet)
Open location code
6GCRXJQ9+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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