Ruiru 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
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Article · 中文
魯依魯是東非國家肯雅的城鎮，由負責管轄，距離首都奈羅比25公里，面積292平方公里，海拔高度1,500米，該地區大量種植咖啡，2005年人口估計超過220,000。由于地处首都近郊，为其卫星城，所以鲁依鲁的人口增长迅速。
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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