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Karuri
Murang'A, Kenya · Africa
About Karuri
Karuri sits on the route: 10 minutes from Murang’a.
Karuri is in Murang'A, Kenya, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Murang’a, about 4 km away.
Karuri is a town in Kiambu County. The town hosts a town council.
The Council borders the city of Nairobi to the south for about 20 km from Nairobi City, Kikuyu Town Council to the west, Limuru Municipal Council to the north and Kiambu Municipal Council to the east. It covers an area of 46 km2. with a population ofRead more
194,342 (2019 census).
The council's main town, Karuri, was established as a meeting centre in the pre-colonial era where Kikuyu paramount chiefs would meet for deliberations. The town derives its name from the principal chief Karuri wa Gakure who would travel from Tuthu in the slopes of Aberdare Range to meet his counterparts like Kinyanjui wa Gathirimu.
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Karuri is in Murang'A, Kenya, about 4 km from Murang’a.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 194,342
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Murang'A
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -0.7000, 37.1833
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