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Thika

Eastern Africa

Thika is an industrial town in Kiambu County, Kenya, about 42 kilometres northeast of Nairobi at the confluence of the Thika and Chania rivers, formally established under a government gazette in 1924 and made a municipality at independence in 1963. Its 2019 census population was 279,429, and despite Kiambu Town holding the county headquarters, Thika has the largest economy in Kiambu County, hosting roughly 100 small industries and 50 major factories in agricultural processing and textiles. The area inspired Elspeth Huxley's memoir The Flame Trees of Thika, and nearby waterfalls include Chania Falls and Fourteen Falls.

Facts
Population
83,000 1
Elevation (m)
1531 1
Latitude
1.05 degrees south 1
Longitude
37.083333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
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Largest City

Kiambu County, States or Territories
Source Kiambu County (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikipedia: Del Monte Kenyatier 2
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1. Thika (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 83,000
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -1.05, longitude 37.083333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1531 m
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2. GeoNames: Thika - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 179330
    -1.03326 37.06933 P PPL KE 05 251407 1506 Africa/Nairobi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1506 m
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3. Thika (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, location
    Thika (Gikuyu: [ˈθika]) is an industrial town and commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi), northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. 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 -1.25, 37.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -1.25, 37.25
-1.25 37.25 Cwb
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Kiambu County (Wikipedia)
Largest City: Kiambu County, Lead
Quote, Largest City: Kiambu County, Lead
Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika.
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