Chuka
Chuka is a town on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, about 65 km south Of Meru Town. It falls within Tharaka-Nithi County and the former Eastern Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 22,400 residents
- Description: human settlement in Kenya
- Also known as: “Chuka, Kenya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mwangareme and Malima.
Mwangareme
Village
The Eastern Province of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; 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. Mwangareme is situated 7 km north of Chuka.
Malima
Village
The Eastern Province of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; 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. Malima is situated 8 km north of Chuka.
Chuka
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.33155° or 0° 19′ 54″ southLongitude
37.64391° or 37° 38′ 38″ eastPopulation
22,400Elevation
1,452 metres (4,764 feet)Open location code
6GFVMJ9V+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 668928677OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Chuka” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chuka”
- Dutch: “Chuka”
- Finnish: “Chuka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chuka”
- Norwegian: “Chuka”
- Polish: “Chuka”
- Spanish: “Chuka”
- Swahili: “Chuka”
- Swedish: “Chuka”
- Zulu: “Chuka, Khenya”
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