Ruiru
Sign in to saveRuiru is a municipality and sub-county in Kiambu County, Kenya. It sits within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan region. According to the 2019 national population census, Ruiru was the 4th largest urban centre in Kenya by population. The name Ruiru is of the Kikuyu origin and possibly relates to the black cotton soil that is found in most parts of Ruiru.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ruiru
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town & Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zeetech University (142052131).jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Zetech University, Ruiru
- 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
- Kiambu County
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 292
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1565
- Settlement.population_total
- 371,111
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.postal_code
- 00232
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Kiambu County
- Population
- 79741
- Image
- Ruiru.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ruiru
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Svenska
Ruiru är en ort och kommun i distriktet Thika i provinsen Central i Kenya. Den är en snabbväxande nordostlig förort till Nairobi och hade 236 961 invånare i centralorten vid folkräkningen 2009, med 238 858 invånare i hela kommunen.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Gallery (3)
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2 mapped locations