Ardencaple Farm

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Ardencaple Farm
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Ardencaple Farm
Location of Ardencaple Farm
Coordinates: 0°05′N37°16′E / 0.08°N 37.27°E / 0.08; 37.27 Coordinates: 0°05′N37°16′E / 0.08°N 37.27°E / 0.08; 37.27
Country Kenya
Province Eastern Province
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Ardencaple Farm is a settlement in Kenya's Meru County. [1]

History

Before the Kenyan general election in 2013, Ardencaple Farm voted as part of the Eastern Province.

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References

  1. Geography, United States Office of (1964). Kenya, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Office of Geography.