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Gakui Destination Guide

Explore Gakui in Kenya

Gakui in the region of Central is a town in Kenya - some 31 mi or ( 51 km ) North of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gakui is now 07:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Thamara, and Ruanganga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Musoma . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gakui ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Birth of the Kikuyu Tribe

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Tribal elders tell the story of the birth of the Kikuyu tribe at the original village Central Province Kenya. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kandara

Kandara is a town in Maragua District, Central Province in Kenya. Kandara is located 10 kilometres south of Kigumo and 30 kilometres north of Thika. Kandara hosts a town council with a population of 28,840 (1999 census). Kandara town council has four civic wards: Gakui/Karimamwaro, Gathugu/Ruchu/Gakarara, Gatundu/Kiiri/Kandara and Kaguthi/Githuya. All of them are part of the Kandara Constituency.

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Located at -0.90 37.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Maragua District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Maragua

Maragua is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. It is the capital of the Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. Maragua town has an urban population of 4,286 and a total population of 27,384. Norwegian-Kenyan singer Stella Mwangi was born in Maragua.

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Located at -0.78 37.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Maragua District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Maragua District

Maragua District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Central Province. Its capital is the town of Maragua. Maragua District has a population of 387,969 (1999 census) and an area of 868 km² http://www. statoids. com/yke. html. Maragua district was created in September 1996, when it was split from Muranga District.

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Located at -0.80 37.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of Kenya, Maragua District

Murang'a County

Murang'a (sometimes misspelled as Muranga) is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its capital town is also now named Murang'a but was called Fort Hall in colonial times (before 1963). It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Kikuyu, the largest community in Kenya. The county has a population of 942,581 (2009 census). Many have traveled to Murang'a to enjoy the lush folage.

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Located at -0.75 37.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Counties of Kenya, Muranga District

Gatundu

Gatundu is a small town in the Central Province of Kenya. It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who was from this area, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, now 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing Gatundu South constituency.

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Located at -1.05 36.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)