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Nanyuki
Laikipia, Kenya · Africa
About Nanyuki
Nanyuki sits on the route: 25 minutes from Naro Moru.
Nanyuki is in Laikipia, Kenya, with about 73,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Naro Moru, about 20 km away.
Nanyuki is a market town in Laikipia County, Kenya, located northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. The name is derived from the Maasai word "Enyaanyukie," which means "resemblance."
It lies just north of the Equator (0° 01' N). British immigrants settled inRead more
Nanyuki in 1907, and some of their descendants still live in and around the town. Nanyuki hosts the main airbase of the Kenya Air Force. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), has a base at Nyati Barracks. It conducts infantry training in Laikipia and on the Kenyan Ministry of Defence land at Archer's Post.
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Nanyuki is in Laikipia, Kenya, about 20 km from Naro Moru.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 72,813
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Laikipia
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- 0.0062, 37.0740
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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