Nyeri County

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Nyeri County is a highland region in central Kenya known for its fertile agricultural land, scenic views of Mount Kenya, and as the birthplace of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai.

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Nyeri County canonical 22
Nyeri County Government 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
administrativeDivisionType county
agriculturalProduct coffee
horticultural produce
maize
milk
tea
borders Embu County
Kirinyaga County
Laikipia County
Murang’a County
Nyandarua County
capital Nyeri
climate cool and wet highland climate
country Kenya
establishedAsCountyUnder 2010 Constitution of Kenya
ethnicGroupMajority Kikuyu people
governanceType devolved county government
hasFeature fertile agricultural land
scenic views of Mount Kenya
hasMajorEconomicActivity coffee farming
dairy farming
horticulture
tea farming
hasNotablePerson Wangari Maathai
hasProtectedArea Aberdare National Park
Mount Kenya National Park (part)
hasTourismAttraction Aberdare Range
views of Mount Kenya
wildlife tourism
hasUrbanCenter Karatina
Mukurwe-ini
Naro Moru
Nyeri
Othaya
isBirthplaceOf Wangari Maathai
locatedIn Central Kenya
namedAfter Nyeri town
near Mount Kenya
officialLanguage English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
partOf former Central Province of Kenya
regionType highland region
subdivisionOf Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
timeZone East Africa Time
UTCOffset +3

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Wangari Maathai placeOfBirth Nyeri County
Central Province, Kenya replacedBy Nyeri County
Naro Moru route locatedIn Nyeri County
Nyeri, Kenya capitalOf Nyeri County
Nyeri locatedInAdministrativeEntity Nyeri County
Nyeri governingBody Nyeri County Government
linked to: Nyeri County
Aberdare Range adminRegion Nyeri County
Nyeri District (former) replacedBy Nyeri County
Murang'a County borderedBy Nyeri County
Kirinyaga County borders Nyeri County
Nyandarua County borders Nyeri County
Murang’a County borders Nyeri County
Kĩrĩnyaga borders Nyeri County
Meru County borders Nyeri County
Naro Moru Gate locatedIn Nyeri County