Athi River

Athi River is a town outside , in Machakos County. The town is named after the , which passes through. It is also known as Mavoko.
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  • Type: Town with 81,300 residents
  • Description: town in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Athi River, Kenya” and “アシリバー”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station.

Power station
, also Athi River… is situated 3½ km east of Athi River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitengela.

Town
Photo: Nairobi123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the Kajiado County… is situated 3½ km southwest of Athi River.

Athi River

Latitude
-1.447° or 1° 26′ 49″ south
Longitude
36.9756° or 36° 58′ 32″ east
Population
81,300
Elevation
1,505 metres (4,938 feet)
UN/LOCODE
KE ARI
Open location code
6GCRHX3G+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 677845201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
200787
Wiki­data ID
Q4813647
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Athi River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أثي ريفر (مدينة)”
  • Arabic: “أثي ريفر”
  • Asturian: “Athi River”
  • Cebuano: “Athi River”
  • Chinese: “阿西河鎮”
  • Chinese: “阿西河镇”
  • Dagbani: “Athi River (town)”
  • Dagbani: “Athi River”
  • Dutch: “Athi River”
  • Finnish: “Athi River”
  • French: “Athi River”
  • German: “Athi River”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Athi (birni)”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Athi”
  • Japanese: “マヴォコ”
  • Mongolian: “Ати Ривер”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mavoko”
  • Norwegian: “Mavoko”
  • Polish: “Athi River”
  • Russian: “Ати-Ривер”
  • Spanish: “Athi River”
  • Swahili: “Athi River”
  • Swedish: “Mavoko”
  • Tamil: “ஆதி நதி”
  • Ukrainian: “Аті-Ривер”
  • Urdu: “دریائے اتھی”
  • Zulu: “Athi River, Idolobha”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Athi River and Milimani.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Athi River and Athi River (MGR).

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