Nanyuki

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."

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Settlement.official_name: Nanyuki
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Nanyuki main street.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Nanyuki main street
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: Laikipia County
Settlement.established_date: 1907
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality Manager
Settlement.leader_name: Anthony Rukwaro
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_total: 72,813
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.postal_code: 10400

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Population: 31577
Image: Nanyuki main street.jpg

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Commons category: Nanyuki
P12749: 1983

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It lies just north of the Equator (0° 01' N). British immigrants settled in Nanyuki in 1907, and some of their descendants still live in and around the town. Nanyuki currently hosts the main airbase of the Kenya Air Force. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), has a base at Nyati Barracks. It conducts infantry training in Laikipia and on the Kenyan Ministry of Defence land at Archer's Post.