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Nanyuki

Eastern Africa

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. Its name derives from the Maasai word Enyaanyukie, meaning resemblance.

Facts
Population
72,813 1
Founding Year
1907 1
Latitude
0.016667 degrees north 2
Longitude
37.066667 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Nanyuki (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = '1907'
  • Infobox: population_total
    72,813
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Nanyuki (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 0.016667, longitude 37.066667
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Wikidata: Nanyuki
Wikidata Q123160, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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