Murang'a (or Muranga) is a town in

Murang'a County Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Gikuy ...

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. Before the independence of Kenya in 1963, this town used to be called Fort Hall. It is the administrative centre of

and is mainly inhabited by the

Kikuyu Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: * Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya *Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Cent ...

community. According to the 2019 census, the town has a population of about 110,000.

Overview

Murang'a is located between

Nyeri Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County. The town was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province. Following the dissolution of the former pr ...

and

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. The town of

Maragua Maragua is a town in the Muranga County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. In 1999, Maragua town had an urban population of 4,286 ...

is located 10 kilometres south of Murang'a while

Sagana Sagana is a small industrial town in Kirinyaga District, Central, Kenya. It is along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway, 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Its name comes from Kenya's longest river, Sagana River which is also called T ...

town is 15 kilometres northeast. It lies on a latitude of -0.7167 (0° 43’ South) and longitude of 37.1500 (37° 8’ East) The town is low, a bit hilly, small but picturesque with an altitude of 4120 ft (1255 metres) above sea level. As a result of the varying altitudes, Murang'a can get quite cold from May to mid-August, and can experience hail. To the west of the town can be seen the rolling Kikuyu farmlands that extend as far as the eyes can see. Murang'a is a fast-growing town that attracts traders and farmers from the neighbouring districts. It has banks, petrol stations, a post office, lodges, nightclubs playing the latest local and Western music, restaurants serving local and exotic dishes, supermarkets, dry cleaners, and lively marketplaces. It has also a relatively busy bus and

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transportation terminal. A district general hospital is located in the northern corner of the town. The town is accessible from

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by Thika-Murang'a road and from

. Murang'a county got its first governor in the year 2013 when H.E Mwangi Iria was elected by TNA ticket to be the first constitutional governor.

Mwangi wa Iria H.E. Mwangi Wa Iria (Born 28 August 1964) is the immediate former Governor of Murang'a County in Kenya. He is also the former vice chairman of the Council of Governors of Kenya, having been elected in January 2019. He was elected on the 4 Marc ...

Climate

Muranga has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) and is warmer than the adjacent highlands bordering it some few kilometres east. High temperatures can surpass 35 °C in the months of October to March. Those are the hottest months in the area. As mentioned, days can get really chilly from May to mid-August.

Average temperatures

High temperatures *January – 34.5 *February – 33.8 *March – 31.1 *April – 28.2 *May – 26.6 *June – 25.1 *July – 24.3 *August – 22.8 *September – 24.0 *October – 26.2 *November – 29.0 *December – 33.3

References

Murang'a County Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) County capitals in Kenya {{Kenya-geo-stub

Overview

Climate

Average temperatures

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