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Kikuyu Destination Guide

Explore Kikuyu in Kenya

Kikuyu in the region of Central with its 3,953 inhabitants is a town in Kenya - some 11 mi or ( 18 km ) West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kikuyu

Current time in Kikuyu is now 11:54 AM (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: Mwanza, Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, and Wanyaga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mwanza . We saw 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 Kikuyu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Raila urges Western Countries to lift travel advisories

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raila in mombasa ..

Annan delays Kenya trip

2:36 min by NTVKenya
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January 15, 2008 - Former UN chief Koffi Annan delays his mission to mediate Kenya's presidential impasse after going down with flu. ..


Long journey to healing well on track

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ourney to healing ..

Karen Blixen Museum Nairobi Kenya

1:17 min by loftytours
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Karen Blixen Museum Nairobi Kenya out of africa www.lofty-tours.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kikuyu, Kenya

Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District. It is about 20 minutes from Nairobi via a number of routes, including a dual carriage road, and it has a railway station on the Uganda Railway. Transport to the capital and other places is available in form of matatus, minibuses and trains.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.25 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Kiambu District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Alliance Girls High School

Alliance Girls' High School is a national girls' boarding school located near the small town of Kikuyu in the Kiambu District of the Central Province of Kenya, 20 km from Nairobi. It is within walking distance from its brother school Alliance High School.

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Located at -1.27 36.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Education in Central Province (Kenya), Education in Nairobi, Schools in Kenya

Kabete

Kabete is a town just outside Nairobi borders in the Central Province of Kenya. Administratively, Kabete is a location in the Kikuyu division of the Kiambu District. Kabete is also name for one of the five constituencies in the Kiambu district. Kabete and its environs is inhabited mostly by Kikuyu people. Kabete location has a total population of 29308. A study in 2005 revealed that Kabete constituency has the lowest poverty rate in Kenya http://www. ilri.

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Located at -1.27 36.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Kiambu District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Dagoretti High School

Dagoretti High School is a high school in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi county, Kenya. It is 16 Kilometres from Nairobi City centre along the Nairobi-Kikuyu Road. It is a Provincial School. The School has five streams (as from 2008) E, W, N, S, A..... i.e. Form 1 w,Form 1 E...e.t. c It is a boarding school with a student population of roughly 900. est 1962 by Nihat Ahmed the Somali Emparor

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Located at -1.28 36.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Schools in Kenya

Serare School

Serare School is a privately owned co-educational day and boarding school located about 20 kilometeres from the center of Nairobi, Kenya. It is situated in the quietness of the peri-urban area between Karen shopping centre and Ngong township. It started on 11 January 1988. The school follows the Kenyan 8-4-4 system of education, which is offered to students from Kindergarten to High School level. Serare School has 3 sections – Kindergarten, Primary School and High School.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.33 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1988, Girls' schools in Kenya, Schools in Kenya

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kikuyu