Maragua District
Maragua District was a former district of Kenya, located in the defunct Central Province. Its capital was the town of Maragua. In 1999, Maragua District had a population of 387,969 and an area of 868 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maragua.
Maragua
Town
Photo: François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maragua is a town in the Muranga County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a.
Maragua District
- Type: Town
- Description: former district in Kenya
- Categories: district of Kenya and locality
- Location: Murang’a District, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.7951° or 0° 47′ 42″ southLongitude
37.132° or 37° 7′ 55″ eastElevation
1,510 metres (4,954 feet)Open location code
6GFV643J+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 612086757OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Maragua District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maragua District”
- Dutch: “Maragua”
- Hebrew: “מארגואה”
- Italian: “distretto di Maragua”
- Italian: “Distretto di Maragua”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Maragua”
- Swedish: “Maragua”
- Vietnamese: “Maragua”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gathaithi Shopping Centre and Maragua Station.
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