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Embu

Eastern Africa

Embu is the largest town in Embu County, Kenya, located about 125 kilometers northeast of Nairobi toward Mount Kenya. It has a population of roughly 65,000 and ranks as the 36th largest urban center in Kenya and the 11th largest in the Mount Kenya region. It served as the provincial capital of the former Eastern Province and is now the headquarters of Embu County, functioning as a hub for trade, tourism, and highway transit between Nairobi and the Northern Frontier. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
41,092 1
Founding Year
1906 1
Population Estimate Year
1999 1
Elevation (m)
1350 1
Latitude
0.533333 degrees south 1
Longitude
37.45 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Embu (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 41,092 (1999)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -0.533333, longitude 37.45
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1350 m
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1906
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 41092 (1999)
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Embu, Kenya (Wikipedia)
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Embu is the largest town in Embu County, Kenya.
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Embu (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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