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Sagana is a small industrial town in
Kirinyaga District
Kirinyaga District was an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its administrative centre is Kerugoya. As of 1999, the district had a population of 457,105 and an area of 1,478 km².
Kirinyaga District was historically part ...
, Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. It is along the Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
-Nyeri
Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province (Kenya), Central Province. The town is situated a ...
highway, 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Its name comes from Kenya's longest river, Sagana River
Sagana is a small industrial town in Kirinyaga District, Kenya. It is along the Nairobi-Nyeri
Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative hea ...
which is also called Thagana. The town also inspired the rhumba song "Afro mtoto wa Sagana". The town and its surroundings have a growing hospitality industry along the riverline of River Sagana with cottages, water sports, and other tourist attractions being established.
Climate
Sagana has 2 distinct rainy seasons and dry weather throughout the year. The average 30 year annual rainfall is 1,166 mm. The warmest period is February through April with a distinct cool season between June and August, when rainfall is at a minimum. Even though there is little rain, the skies tend to be overcast much of the day during this period. A rainy period known as the “short rains” occurs between October and December. The “long rains” fall from March through May with a single-month peak of 500 mm or more in April.
Temperatures
Daily average: 17 to 23 °C Cool season average: 17 to 19 °C Warm season average: 19 to 23 °C Daily minimum: 14 to 19 °C Daily maximum: 20 to 30 °CTopography
Sagana is situated at the edge of a large plain at the southern foot of Mt. Kenya. Soils were formed on volcanic rocks from Mt. Kenya — latest Pliocene to Pleistocene basalts, phonolites, and pyroclastics. In areas with free drainage conditions on moderate to steep slopes, lateritic and red to reddish brown soils are present. Some areas with black cotton soils indicate that the soils have formed under restricted drainage conditions, which are the result of low rainfall and the presence of level to moderate slopes.History
The town is known to have started in the early 19th Century. Sagana was home to the only railway station in Kirinyaga district.See also
*Sagana Lodge
Sagana State Lodge is a Kenyan state lodge, located in Kiganjo town in Nyeri County, on the foothills of Mount Kenya. The lodge is used by the President when on official tours of the country.
History Colonial history
Sagana Lodge was built i ...
References
Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) {{CentralKE-geo-stub