Kikuyu, Kenya
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Kikuyu in 2009 | |
Kikuyu Location in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 1°15′S 36°40′E / 1.250°S 36.667°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Kiambu County |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 323,881 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Kikuyu is a municipality in Kiambu County, Kenya, which grew from a settlement of colonial missionaries. The town is located about 20 km (12 mi) northwest of central Nairobi. It is about 20 minutes from Nairobi via a number of routes, including a dual carriage road,the Southern Bypass and has a railway station on the Mombasa – Malaba Railway Line. The town is named after the Kikuyu/Gĩkũyũ people, the major ethnicity that settled in the area. As of 2019, the total population was 323,881.
The jurisdiction also includes the Ondiri Wetland which is the source of the Nairobi River. With the recent completion of the Southern Bypass that connects Mombasa to Nairobi via Kikuyu, the town is poised for greater growth as it is the only town on the Bypass.
The municipality is within the authority of Nairobi Metropolitan. It hosts a Sub-County Administration which is the administrative division in Kiambu County.