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Tetu
Nyeri County, Kenya · Africa
About Tetu
Tetu sits on the route: 5 minutes from Nyeri.
Tetu is in Nyeri County, Kenya, with about 39,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Nyeri, about 4 km away.
Tetu is a sub-county in Nyeri County, Kenya. It is located west of adjacent Nyeri town, the county capital. Tetu Constituency is also the name of the local electoral constituency. As of 2020, Tetu had a total population of 80,453 and a population density 378 of per km2. Tetu is predominantly a rural division withoutRead more
any major central township. Some of the shopping centers with large markets include Muthinga, Gichira, Ithekahuno and Wamagana.
Tetu sub-county is served mainly by Nyeri town due to proximity. Most residents conduct business in Nyeri town as they farm and live in Tetu sub-county.
Famous Kenyans from Tetu include Gakere wa Ngunju, liberation leader Dedan Kimathi and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai.
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Tetu is in Nyeri County, Kenya, about 4 km from Nyeri.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,293
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Nyeri County
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -0.4342, 36.9168
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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