Githunguri
Githunguri is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,956 metres. Githunguri is situated nearby to the village Gathanji, as well as near Ikinu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Githunguri
Town
Photo: Njoroge Wa Chege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Githunguri is an agricultural town in Kiambu County in central Kenya's former Central Province. It is one of the administrative centres of Kiambu County and home to one of East Africa's largest dairy processing plant Fresha, which is owned by a farmers co-operative, Githunguri Dairy farmers cooperative Society.
Gathanji
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. Gathanji is situated 3½ km south of Githunguri.
Ikinu
Village
Ikinu is a small town in Kenya's Central Province. Ikinu has a shopping centre and a primary school under the name Ikinu Primary school. The shopping centre is located along the Kiambu- Githunguri Road. Ikinu is situated 5 km southeast of Githunguri.
Githunguri
- Type: Town
- Category: locality
- Location: Kiambu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.06013° or 1° 3′ 37″ southLongitude
36.77564° or 36° 46′ 32″ eastElevation
1,956 metres (6,417 feet)Open location code
6GCRWQQG+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 679231779OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
11844086
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