Wanguru

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Wanguru
Wang'uru,Ngurubani
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Wanguru
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 00°40′57″S37°21′25″E / 0.68250°S 37.35694°E / -0.68250; 37.35694
Country Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
County Kirinyaga County
Elevation
3,901 ft (1,189 m)
Population
 (2009 Census)
 • Total
7,625

Wanguru, also Wang'uru or Mwea, is a town in Kenya. It is one of the urban centres in Kirinyaga County. Other towns in the county include Kagio, Sagana, Kerugoya and the county seat, Kutus. [1]

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Location.

Wanguru is located in Kirinyaga County, approximately 101 kilometres (63 mi) by road, north-east of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. [2] The coordinates of Wanguru are: 0°40'57.0"S, 37°21'25.0"E (Latitude:-0.682500; Longitude:37.356944). [3] The town of Wanguru lies at an average elevation of 1,189 metres (3,901 ft), above sea level. [4]

Overview

Wanguru (Mwea) is a rapidly expanding urban center. The Mwea Irrigation Scheme, produces over 50 percent of all the rice grown in Kenya. The town is home to a number of rice stores and several rice mills, which operate throughout the year. [1] Some sources estimate Mwea's contribution to the national rice basket at 90 percent. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kenya Information Guide (2019). "Overview of Kirinyaga County". Nairobi: Kenya Information Guide. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (9 July 2019). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Wanguru, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Location of Wanguru, Kirinyaga County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Mapcarta (2019). "Wanguru Has An Elevation of 1189 Meters". Mapcarta.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ↑ James Karimi (21 February 2014). "Mwea: The Country's Pearl of Pishori Rice". Daily Nation . Nairobi. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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