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.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Embu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 198476
-0.53987 37.45743 P PPLA KE 15 64979 1336 Africa/Nairobi
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1336 m
View the Source 3. Embu, Kenya (Wikipedia)
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Embu is the largest town in Embu County, Kenya.
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Embu is the largest town in Embu County, Kenya.
View the Source4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.75, 37.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.75, 37.25
-0.75 37.25 Aw
Embu (Wikipedia)
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