Kerugoya is the largest town in Kirinyaga County in central Kenya, about 10 kilometres east of Karatina and 40 kilometres west of Embu. It forms a local authority with the neighbouring township of Kutus, and the combined Kerugoya/Kutus municipality had a population of 39,441 at the 1999 census. The name comes from the Kikuyu words Kiri-guoya, meaning the fearful bush, recalling the thick bush that once covered the area. The town serves as an urban centre for the surrounding villages of Kangaita, Kimunye, Kagumo and Karia, near the Mwea plains and their large rice irrigation scheme. It is home to Kirinyaga University, which received its charter as an independent university in 2016, the Kerugoya School for the Deaf and many primary and secondary schools, and it is the main commercial and economic centre of the county.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities, Towns and Urban Centers, 2019 census
Kerugoya CE 1,938... 9,585 14,056 20,121 30,045
Part Of: Kenya, Cities, Towns and Urban Centers
The population of all Kenyan cities, towns and urban centers with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
On Continent: Africa, Page heading
Home → Africa → Kenya
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Cities, Towns and Urban Centers
The population of all Kenyan cities, towns and urban centers with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
View the Source 2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Kerugoya, Kenya
OpentopodataElevation resultQuote, Elevation result
"elevation": 1547.0
3. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Kerugoya, Kenya
GeoNamesSearch result entryQuote, Search result entry
-0.498865 37.280307 Kenya, Kirinyaga County seat of a first-order administrative division
4. Kerugoya (Wikipedia)
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Kerugoya is the largest town in Kirinyaga County, located 10 kilometres east of Karatina and 40 kilometres west of Embu.
5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell -0.25 37.25Quote, grid cell -0.25 37.25
-0.25 37.25 Cfb
6. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/NairobiQuote, Zone Africa/Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
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