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Embu is a city in Kenya, situated in the Eastern Province. It serves as the capital of this administrative region. The city was established in 1906 and is located at an elevation of approximately 1,350 meters above sea level. Its geographic coordinates are -0.53333333333333, 37.45.
The local postal code for Embu is 60100, and the dialing code is 068. Population figures for the area vary, with one source listing 41,092 residents and another citing 64,979. The city is distinct from Embu County and Embu das Artes.
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- Locality
- Embu
- Region
- Embu
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 64,979
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Mount Kenya region
- County
- Embu County
- Type
- Municipal Board
- Chairperson
- Ken Mwige
- Municipality
- 100 km (39 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,350 m (4,430 ft)
- Density
- 649.79/km (1,682.9/sq mi)
- Urban
- 64,979
- Metro
- 204,979
- Demonym
- Embian
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
- Area code
- 068
- Climate
- Aw
- Website
- municipalityofembu .co .ke
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Eastern Province
- Population
- 41092
- Elevation
- 1350
- Capital of
- Eastern Province
- Image
- Embu, Kenya.jpg
- Dialing code
- 068
Show 6 more facts
- postal code
- 60100
- inception
- 1906-00-00
- Commons category
- Embu, Kenya
- different from
- Embu County
- P12749
- Santiago
- P8168
- Mikrus ugandensis
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Embu is one of the major trading centers in Eastern Kenya.
Get in
Many buses & minivans from: Nairobi (3 hours) Meru (2 hours) Nyeri (2 hours)
Sleep
Eden Guesthouse, next to much bigger Baraka Guesthouse. Easy to miss the small door and the sign. Inside there are single rooms with common showers and toilets. Everything is clean and there is hot water, however, the rooms lack electrical sockets. The staff is very friendly and speaks English. Singles w/o bathroom Ksh 1000 (October 2018). Yoeligen Guest House off Embu-Meru Highway. Single/double rooms with own bathroom, mosquito net, TV. Flakey WiFi. From Ksh1200. (Updated Sep 2021)
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Embu is the largest town in Embu County, Kenya, with a population of 64,979. It is the 36th largest urban center in Kenya and the 11th largest in the Mount Kenya region. It is located approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya. A major economic hub in the Mount Kenya region, Embu served as the provincial capital of the former Eastern Province and currently serves as the headquarters of Embu County in Kenya. It provides a place for trade, tourism and highway transit between the Nairobi and the Northern Frontier.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Embu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.