City

Kiambu

Eastern Africa

Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya, 14 kilometres from the national capital Nairobi, and is the capital of Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi. Nearby towns include Ruiru, Gatundu, Limuru and Kabete. The town falls under the County Government of Kiambu, created with the promulgation of Kenya's constitution in 2010, and it is also the centre of the Kiambu Town Constituency. The area has seen residential real estate development, including estates such as Migaa, Riverside and Runda. Kiambu Club was established in 1916 and has a nine-hole golf course, and the town hosts Kiambu High School, a nationally recognised boarding school, and the Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology. Most residents are Christian, with a small share of Muslims. The marathon runner Pauline Njeri Kahenya was born here in 1985.

Facts

Population

147,870 1

Elevation Band

Mountain 2

Coastal

No 3

Time Zone

UTC+03:00 4

Connections

Capital Of

Kiambu County

Source Kiambu County (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)

citypopulation.de

Cities, towns and urban centers table, census of 24 August 2019
Kiambu CE 2,776... 6,522 13,814 75,203 147,870
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.

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2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -1.171389, 36.835556

OpentopodataElevation lookup at -1.171389, 36.835556

Quote, Elevation lookup at -1.171389, 36.835556