Murang’a County

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Murang’a County is an agricultural county in Kenya’s central region, known historically as part of the Kikuyu heartland and for its tea and coffee farming.

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Label Occurrences
Murang’a County canonical 14
Murang’a County Government 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
agriculturalProduct bananas
coffee
maize
milk
tea
vegetables
borders Embu County
Kiambu County
Kirinyaga County
Machakos County
Nyandarua County
Nyeri County
capital Murang’a town
linked to: Murang'a town
climate cool and wet highland climate
country Kenya
countyNumber 021
ethnicMajority Kikuyu people
governance devolved government
hasMajorRiver Maragua River
Mathioya River
Sagana River
Tana River
hasUrbanCentre Gatanga
Kahuro
Kandara
Kangema
Kigumo
Maragua
Murang’a town
linked to: Murang'a town
historicalRegion Kikuyu heartland
linked to: Kikuyu highlands
knownFor coffee farming
dairy farming
horticulture
tea farming
languageMajority Gikuyu
locatedIn Central Kenya
former Central Province of Kenya
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
officialLanguage English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
partOf former Murang’a District
region Mount Kenya region
terrain highland
hilly
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Kiambu County borders Murang’a County
Thika River locatedIn Murang’a County
Nyeri County borders Murang’a County
Aberdare Range adminRegion Murang’a County
Kirinyaga County borders Murang’a County
Nyandarua County borders Murang’a County
Machakos County neighboringRegion Murang’a County
NaMATA regionServed Murang’a County
Kĩrĩnyaga borders Murang’a County
Murang’a locatedInAdministrativeEntity Murang’a County
Murang’a partOf Murang’a County
Murang’a countryCapitalOf Murang’a County
Murang’a governedBy Murang’a County Government
linked to: Murang’a County