Kiambu

Not to be confused with Kiambu County.

Kiambu
Municipality
Kiambu Location of Kiambu
Coordinates: 1°10′S 36°49′E / 1.167°S 36.817°E / -1.167; 36.817Coordinates: 1°10′S 36°49′E / 1.167°S 36.817°E / -1.167; 36.817
Country	Kenya
County	Kiambu County
Elevation	1,720 m (5,640 ft)
Population (2009)
• Metro	88,869^[1]
Time zone	EAT
Climate	Cfb

Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya within the Nairobi Metropolitan Region. It has an urban population of 88,869. It is the capital of the Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi.^[2] Other proximate towns are Ruiru (east of Kiambu), Gatundu (NE), Limuru (NW) and Kabete (SW).

The town is surrounded by hilly Kikuyu farmland although is under urbanisation as Nairobi is growing fast and more people settle in neighbouring towns. Kiambu is seen as a future anchor to the capital city Nairobi which is undergoing rapid development with limited space for growth.

Apart from central Kiambu, there are villages such as Ndumberi, Riabai, Kihingo, Ngegu, Kanunga and Kangoya among others. The town's administration is under the County Government of Kiambu, which came into force with the promulgation of Kenya's constitution in 2010. Kiambu is also center of Kiambaa, an administrative division and electoral constituency of Kiambu District.

Kiambu town is now a favoured location for real estate development with projects such as Migaa by Home Afrika and Four Ways Junction.^[3]

Kiambu Club, opened in 1916, is one of the oldest nine-hole golf courses in Kenya. The club also has other facilities like tennis courts and swimming pools.^[4] The club's main lounge is in honour of Kenya's first First Lady, also an honorary member of the club, Mama Ngina Kenyatta.

In the outskirts of Kiambu town is Kiambu High School, a nationally recognized boarding school for its performance in academics and sports.

Notes

Nairobi metropolitan area

Population - 7.8 million

Counties	Kajiado Kiambu Machakos Nairobi

Major city 3.8 million	Nairobi

Urban Centres over 200K	Ruiru Kangundo-Tala Kikuyu

Other major Urban Centres	Athi River Juja Karuri Kiambu Kitengela Limuru Machakos Ngong Ongata Rongai Thika

Future developments	Konza Technology City

First- and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya

47 Counties (since March 2013)	Baringo (30) Bomet (36) Bungoma (39) Busia (40) Elgeyo-Marakwet (28) Embu (14) Garissa (07) Homa Bay (43) Isiolo (11) Kajiado (34) Kakamega (37) Kericho (35) Kiambu (22) Kilifi (03) Kirinyaga (20) Kisii (45) Kisumu (42) Kitui (15) Kwale (02) Laikipia (31) Lamu (05) Machakos (16) Makueni (17) Mandera (09) Marsabit (10) Meru (12) Migori (44) Mombasa (01) Murang'a (21) Nairobi (47) Nakuru (32) Nandi (29) Narok (33) Nyamira (46) Nyandarua (18) Nyeri (19) Samburu (25) Siaya (41) Taita-Taveta (06) Tana River (04) Tharaka-Nithi (13) Trans-Nzoia (26) Turkana (23) Uasin Gishu (27) Vihiga (38) Wajir (08) West Pokot (24)

Principal cities and towns	Nairobi (capital) Athi River Baragoi Bomet Bungoma Busia Chuka Eldoret Embu Garissa Hola Homa Bay Isiolo Iten Kabarnet Kajiado Kakamega Kapsabet Kangundo - Tala Kapenguria Karuri Kericho Kerugoya Kiambu Kibwezi Kikuyu Kilifi Kisii Kisumu Kitale Kitengela Kitui Kwale Limuru Lodwar Lokichogio Loiyangalani Lamu Machakos Makindu Malindi Mandera Maralal Marsabit Masii Meru Mombasa Moyale Mtito Andei Mumias Murang'a Mutomo Mwingi Naivasha Nakuru Namanga Nanyuki Narok Nyahururu Nyamira Nyeri Ol Kalou Ongata Rongai Ruiru Siaya Thika Vihiga Voi Wajir Webuye Wote Wundanyi

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