Nyandarua District (former)

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Nyandarua District (former) was an administrative district in Kenya’s former Central Province, known for its agricultural activities and proximity to the Aberdare Range.

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Nyandarua District (former) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Kenya
former administrative district
abolishedAsAdministrativeUnit 2010s
borderedBy Kiambu District (former)
Laikipia District (former)
linked to: Laikipia County

Murang’a District (former)
Nakuru District (former)
linked to: Nakuru County

Nyeri District (former)
capital Ol Kalou
climate cool highland climate
country Kenya
ethnicGroup Kikuyu people
formerCapital Nyahururu
geographicalRegion central Kenya
governmentType district administration
hasFeature fertile volcanic soils
hasSuccessorAdministrativeUnit Nyandarua County
higherLevelSubdivision Central Province (Kenya)
higherLevelSubdivisionType province
knownFor agriculture
dairy farming
horticulture
potato farming
languageSpoken English
Kikuyu
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Central Province (Kenya)
locatedNear Aberdare National Park
Aberdare Range
locatedOnContinent Africa
mainEconomicActivity crop farming
livestock keeping
namedAfter Nyandarua (Aberdare) Range
linked to: Nyandarua Range
partOf former Central Province (Kenya)
partOfHistoricalEvent Kenya’s 2010 constitutional devolution reforms
replacedBy Nyandarua County
status defunct administrative unit
subdivisionType district
terrain highland plateau
timeZone East Africa Time
usedIn Kenya’s former provincial administration system
utcOffset +3

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Central Province, Kenya district Nyandarua District (former)
Nyeri District (former) borderedBy Nyandarua District (former)