Kamunyaka

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Kamunyaka
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Kamunyaka
Location of Kamunyaka
Coordinates: 0°54′S36°47′E / 0.9°S 36.78°E / -0.9; 36.78 Coordinates: 0°54′S36°47′E / 0.9°S 36.78°E / -0.9; 36.78
Country Kenya
Province Central Province
Population
  Totalabout 11,442 in githobokoni
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Kamunyaka is a settlement in Thika District, Central Province, Kenya. It is next to the Kieni Forest.

Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.713.

Central Province (Kenya) Former Province in Kenya

The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013. It covered an area of 13,191 km2 (5,093 sq mi) and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya. The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census. The provincial capital was Nyeri.

Kenya republic in East Africa

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and a critical inland port at Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.

It is part of Githobokini ward of Gatundu North Constituency and Thika County Council. [1] It is a mostly Kikuyu-speaking community. Kamunyaka is an independent sub-location made up of several villages:

Gatundu North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County, one of four in the former Thika District. The constituency has four wards, all of them are within Thika County council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. Previously it was part of the larger Gatundu Constituency.

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