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  2. Meru, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The town of Meru is linked to Nairobi by a tarmac road named B6, from the south around the east side of Mount Kenya, via Embu, or from the northwest around the west and north side of Mount Kenya, via Nanyuki and Timau. An international airport is situated at Isiolo, 35 Kilometres away, via a new tarmac road through Ruiri.

  3. Meru County - Wikipedia

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    Meru County. /  0.050°N 37.633°E  / 0.050; 37.633. Meru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It borders Isiolo County to the north, Tharaka-Nithi County to the South, Nyeri County to the southwest and Laikipia County to the west. The home of the Meru people, [2] Meru County has a population of 1.35 million people.

  4. Meru National Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .kws .org /parks /parks _reserves /MENP .html. Meru National Park is a Kenyan national park located east of Meru, 350 km (220 mi) from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km 2 (340 sq mi), it is one best known national parks in Kenya. Rainfall in this area is abundant with 635–762 mm (25.0–30.0 in) in the west of the park and 305 ...

  5. Meru people - Wikipedia

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    The Meru or Amîîrú (including the Ngaa) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern Province . The word Meru means 'shining light' in the Meru language. In Kiswahili, the Meru are called Ng'aa, a word meaning ...

  6. Chuka, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Chuka, Kenya. Coordinates: 0°20′S 37°39′E. Chuka University. Chuka is a town on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, in Kenya about 65 km south Of Meru Town. It falls within Tharaka-Nithi County and the former Eastern Province. Between 1992 and 2009, Chuka was the capital of Tharaka Nithi District (split off from Meru District).

  7. Divisions of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The districts of Kenya were divided into 262 divisions ( matarafa ). Divisions of Kenya were further subdivided into locations. Today's counties of Kenya are based on the merging of some of the districts on this list and since the divisions are one level under the districts they are now the sub-counties. This is because Kenya recently changed ...

  8. Nkubu - Wikipedia

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    Nkubu. Coordinates: 0°04′S. Nkubu is a town in Kenya. [1] It is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, within Meru County. It falls in one of the most-fertile and best-watered parts of Africa, with tea, coffee and dairy farming as the main economic activities in the area. It is also the lead town in South Imenti Constituency .

  9. Meru South District - Wikipedia

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    Meru South District. Coordinates: 0°18′S 37°40′E. Meru South District, also known as Nithi District, was an unconstitutionally created district of Kenya, located in the country's Eastern Province. In 1992, it was split from the large Meru District, along with Meru Central District, Meru North District, and Tharaka District.