Kangundo

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Kangundo
Town
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Kangundo
Location of Kangundo(Kangundo-Tala)
Coordinates: 1°21′S37°22′E / 1.35°S 37.37°E / -1.35; 37.37
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
County Machakos County
Elevation
1,544 m (5,068 ft)
Population
 (2009)
218,557 [1]
 •  Urban
218,557
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate Cwb

Kangundo is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Kangundo is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity.

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Kangundo-Tala

Officially Kangundo-Tala's population is the 9th largest urban area in Kenya. Kangundo-Tala is also part of the Eastern Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Tala is part of Kangundo town council. [2]

Towns in Machakos County

TownPopulation (2009)Rank in Kenya (Population Size)
Kangundo-Tala 218,5579
Machakos 150,04113
Athi River 139,38015
Kathiani 3,365195
Masii 2,501211

* 2009 census. Source: [1]

Nairobi Metro

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Machakos County (yellow) within Nairobi Metro (green)

Machakos County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nations wealth. [3] [4] The counties are:

AreaCountyArea (km2)Population
Census 2009		Cities/Towns/Municipalities in the Counties
Core Nairobi Nairobi County 694.93,138,369 Nairobi
Northern Metro Kiambu County 2,449.21,623,282 Kiambu, Thika, Limuru, Ruiru, Karuri, Kikuyu
Southern Metro Kajiado County 21,292.7687,312 Kajiado, Olkejuado, Bissil, Ngong, Kitengela, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai
Eastern MetroMachakos County5,952.91,098,584Kangundo-Tala, Machakos, Athi River
TotalsNairobi Metro30,389.76,547,547

Source: NairobiMetro/ Kenya Census

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ http://196.200.27.243:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/111/Nairobi.pdf?sequence=3%5B%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=43&Itemid=90%5B%5D.


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