Chania

Chania is a stream in Nyeri County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,647 metres. Chania is situated nearby to the locality Ndurutu, as well as near Githiru.

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 north of Chania.

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 4½ km southeast of Chania.

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 5 km north of Chania.

Nyeri

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Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province.

Chania

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Cania” and “Chanya”
Category: body of water
Location: Nyeri County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-0.43584° or 0° 26′ 9″ south

Longitude

37.00778° or 37° 0′ 28″ east

Elevation

1,647 metres (5,404 feet)

Open location code

6GFVH275+M4

GeoNames ID

199832

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