Embu County

Embu County is a county in the eastern Mt Kenya region in . As of 2024 its estimated population is 608,599 making it the 37th most populous county in Kenya.
  • Type: county of Kenya with 609,000 residents
  • Description: county in Kenya
  • Also known as: Embu District

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gichiche and Gakwegore.

Village
The Eastern Province of was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of ; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. is situated 6 km east of Embu County.

Village
The Eastern Province of was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of ; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. is situated 6 km east of Embu County.

Village
The Eastern Province of was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of ; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. is situated 8 km east of Embu County.

Embu County

Latitude
-0.425° or 0° 25′ 30″ south
Longitude
37.531° or 37° 31′ 52″ east
Population
609,000
Elevation
1,648 metres (5,407 feet)
Open location code
6GFVHGGJ+2C
Geo­Names ID
198474
Wiki­data ID
Q1335242
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Embu County” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: እምቡ ስብስብ
  • Azerbaijani: Embu Rayon
  • Bengali: এম্বু কাউন্টি
  • Cebuano: Embu (lalawigan)
  • Cebuano: Embu
  • Chinese: Embu Kūn
  • Chinese: 恩布郡
  • Dutch: Embu County
  • Dutch: Embu
  • Finnish: Embun piirikunta
  • French: comté d’Embu
  • French: Comté d’Embu
  • German: Embu County
  • German: Embu District
  • Hausa: Gundumar Embu
  • Indonesian: County Embu
  • Italian: contea di Embu
  • Italian: Contea di Embu
  • Japanese: エンブ (カウンティ)
  • Japanese: エンブ
  • Japanese: エンブ県
  • Javanese: Kabupaten Embu
  • Kazakh: Ембу округі
  • Kirghiz: Ембу округу
  • Korean: 엠부현
  • Malay: Daerah Embu
  • Min Nan Chinese: Embu Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Embu fylke
  • Norwegian: Embu fylke
  • Oromo: Gidda Embu
  • Panjabi: ਐਂਬੂ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ
  • Persian: شهرستان امبو
  • Polish: Embu (hrabstwo)
  • Polish: Embu
  • Portuguese: Embu (condado)
  • Portuguese: Embu
  • Pushto: د امبو کاونټی
  • Russian: Эмбу
  • Slovenian: Embu County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Embu
  • Somali: Gobolka Embu
  • Spanish: Condado de Embu
  • Swahili: Kaunti ya Embu
  • Swedish: Embu (distrikt)
  • Swedish: Embu
  • Tajik: Ноҳияи Ембу
  • Tatar: Ембу округы
  • Tumbuka: Embu County, Kenya
  • Tumbuka: Embu County
  • Urdu: عمبو کاؤنٹی
  • Uzbek: Embu tumani
  • Vietnamese: Embu
  • Welsh: Sir Embu
  • Zulu: Embu County

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