Athi River
Athi River is a railway station in Machakos County, Kenya. Athi River is situated nearby to the town Kitengela.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station.
Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station
Power station
Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station, also Athi River Thermal Power Station, is an 80.32 MW, heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power station in Kenya. This power station is one of about a dozen heavy fuel-fired power stations which offer the country backup capacity… Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Athi River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athi River and Kitengela.
Athi River
Town
Athi River is a town outside Nairobi, Kenya in Machakos County. The town is named after the Athi River, which passes through. It is also known as Mavoko.
Kitengela
Town
Photo: Nairobi123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kitengela is a municipality in the Kajiado County of Kenya, located 34 kilometres south of the capital Nairobi, forming part of the greater Metropolitan Area. Kitengela is situated 3½ km southwest of Athi River.
Syokimau
Suburb
Syokimau is a residential area in the west of Machakos County, Kenya, just south of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The place is named after the legendary Akamba medicine woman Prophetess Syokimau. Syokimau is situated 9 km northwest of Athi River.
Athi River
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: building, station, and transportation
- Location: Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.44901° or 1° 26′ 56″ southLongitude
36.9755° or 36° 58′ 32″ eastOpen location code
6GCRHX2G+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 369099643OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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