Kĩrĩnyaga

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Kĩrĩnyaga is a Kenyan county named after Mount Kenya, known for its fertile agricultural land and rich Kikuyu cultural heritage.

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instanceOf County in Kenya
administrativeUnitOf Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
borders Embu County
Kirinyaga East region of Mount Kenya
Murang’a County
Nyeri County
climate highland equatorial climate
country Kenya
ethnicGroup Kikuyu people
governmentType County government
hasAgriculturalProduct beans
coffee
fruits
maize
rice
tea
vegetables
hasCapital Kerugoya
hasCulturalPractice Kikuyu traditional music and dance
Kikuyu traditional rites
hasEconomicActivity dairy farming
smallholder farming
trade in agricultural produce
hasExecutiveHead Governor of Kĩrĩnyaga County
hasFeature slopes of Mount Kenya
hasIrrigationScheme Mwea Irrigation Scheme
hasLegislativeBody Kĩrĩnyaga County Assembly
hasLocalLanguage Gikuyu
hasMajorTown Kerugoya
Kutus
Mwea
Sagana
hasOfficialLanguage English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
hasReligion Christianity
hasTransportCorridor Nairobi–Embu–Meru highway
knownFor coffee farming
fertile agricultural land
horticulture
rice farming in Mwea Irrigation Scheme
rich Kikuyu cultural heritage
tea farming
locatedIn Central Kenya
namedAfter Mount Kenya
partOf former Central Province, Kenya
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Kirinyaga alsoSpelled Kĩrĩnyaga