Machakos
Sign in to saveMachakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.
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Place details
- Locality
- Machakos Central ward
- Region
- Machakos
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 63,767
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Machakos
- Settlement.native_name
- Masaku
- Settlement.other_name
- Macha
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Buildings at Machakos.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Machakos
- Settlement.nickname
- Yellow Toxicity
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kenya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Key dates
- Inception
- 1887
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Machakos County
- Population
- +114109
- Capital of
- Machakos County
- Official website
- machakos.go.ke
- Image
- Buildings at Machakos.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Areas in Machakos Town
- Economy, Mining, transport and tourism
- The Machakos Peoples' Park
- Culture and sports
- Religion
- Education
- The Kyanguli Secondary School Fire
- References
- External links
Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.
==History== Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi. Machakos was designated as the first administrative centre when the British established their colony in the late 19th century. Machakos town is on a hilly terrain surrounded by Iveti hills.