Mutomo is an urban centre located in

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2 ...

. It is located in former

Mutomo District Mutomo District was a former district in the Eastern Province of Kenya.Office of Public CommunicationsList of Provinces, Districts & Contacts Retrieved 17 March 2013. Its population is 180,000. The administrative center of the district is Mutomo ...

of which Mutomo Town was its administrative centre. It has a population of 17,000 inhabitants. It is located about 70 km from

Kitui Kitui is a town and capital of Kitui County in Kenya, 180 kilometres east of Nairobi and 105 kilometres east of Machakos. it covers an area approximately 30,496.4 km squares and lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes ...

and 230 km from

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ...

. Mutomo can be reached by road through

Machakos Machakos, also called Masaku is a town in Kenya, southeast of Nairobi. It is the capital of the Machakos County, Kenya. Its population is rapidly growing and was 150,041 as of 2009 and Machakos County had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019 ...

and through Kibwezi. Main schools in this town include Mutomo Girls, St. Patrick's and Mutomo Mixed Schools. Mutomo Mission Hospital, located here, is one of the most famous hospitals in the county. The place is rich with natural resources such as limestone and coal located at Kanziko. It is a peaceful area and quite good for any business. With the upgrade of the Kitui–Kibwezi highway it has become a hotspot for business opportunities and development.

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Mutomo Maarifa Centre
Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya) Kitui County {{EasternKE-geo-stub