Machakos
Machakos is a town in Machakos County, Kenya which is located on Chumvi-Machakos-Kitui Road and has about 114,000 residents. Machakos is situated nearby to the village Isuvya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos and Mumbuni High School.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos
Church
The Catholic Diocese of Machakos is a diocese located in the Town of Machakos in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
Mumbuni High School
School
Mumbuni Boys' School is an extra county cluster school in Kenya which is located 3 kilometres from Machakos town. It is the second largest school in Machakos County, after Machakos School with over 1,200 students. Mumbuni High School is situated 3½ km north of Machakos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Machakos and Isuvya.
Machakos
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Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.
Isuvya
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. Isuvya is situated 3 km south of Machakos.
Makabete
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. Makabete is situated 8 km southeast of Machakos.
Machakos
- Type: Town with 114,000 residents
- Address: Chumvi-Machakos-Kitui Road, Machakos
- Category: locality
- Location: Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.52125° or 1° 31′ 17″ southLongitude
37.26609° or 37° 15′ 58″ eastPopulation
114,000Open location code
6GCVF7H8+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 44930353OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
“Machakos” goes by many names.
- Korean: “마차코스”
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