Nanyuki

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Nanyuki

Total population

32,000

Coordinates0.01°, 37.07°

Demographic figures from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nanyuki is a market town in Laikipia County, Kenya, located northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. The name is derived from the Maasai word "Enyaanyukie," which means "resemblance."

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Meja Mwangi

Kenyan writer (1948–2025)

Chris Bailey

Australian musician (1957-2022)

Neil Aggett

South African activist

G

Gina Din

Kenyan businesswoman specializing in strategic communication and public relations in Kenya

B

Boniface Maina

Kenyan Visual Artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Laikipia

• Chala
  660.6 mi away
• Namanyere
  665.5 mi away
• Radetski
  2999 mi away
• Byal Kladenets
  2999.6 mi away
• Pet Mogili
  3001.7 mi away
• Prohorovo
  3002.5 mi away
• Mlekarevo
  3004.1 mi away
• Elenovo
  3005.2 mi away
• Lubenova Mahala
  3005.7 mi away
• Lubenets
  3007.5 mi away
• Pitovo
  3007.6 mi away
• Sokol
  3007.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nanyuki

Search results from Open Library.