Thika
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Key facts
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.official_name
- Thika
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Thika
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kiambu County
- Settlement.population_total
- 279,429
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.blank_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Central Province
- Population
- +83000
- Elevation
- +1531
- Image
- The Fourteen Falls 02.jpg
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- P12749
- Karl Braun
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Media Stations
- Chania FM, Kenya
- Economic activities
- Bidco Oil Refineries
- Del-Monte Pineapples
- Geography
- Climate
- Local government
- Education
- Universities and major colleges
- Other schools
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
thumb|Chania Falls near Thika town
Thika () is an industrial town and commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road , northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater Thika area comprising residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, and Thika Sports Club, among others, are within Murang'a County. Thika had a population of 279,429 as of the 2019 National Census and is growing rapidly. Its elevation is approximately .