CHUKA

Tharaka - Nithi · KENYA (KE) · 0.33°S / 37.65°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 199,284

Chuka is a city in Kenya with a population of 22,388. It sits at -0.33/37.65, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 11 km from Chogoria.

Population 22,388

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Tharaka - Nithi
Coords: 0.33°S / 37.65°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Chogoria Tharaka - Nithi 7,603 11.6 km

SW Runyenjes Embu County 4,943 13.0 km

E Kathwana Tharaka - Nithi 0 24.8 km

S Siakago Embu County 4,315 27.0 km

NE Mitunguu Meru County 3,293 29.1 km

N Nkubu Meru County 7,675 29.3 km

SW Embu Embu County 64,979 31.0 km

SW Kianyaga Kirinyaga County 2,974 37.5 km

NE Marimanti Tharaka - Nithi 2,752 41.7 km

N Meru Meru County 80,191 42.0 km

Air access

nearby

HKEM

Embu Airport

Small airport

31.4 km

Universities

linked

Chuka University

chuka.ac.ke

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Chuka?: 22,388 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chuka in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Chuka in?: Kenya (KE).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/199284

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  "data": {
    "id": 199284,
    "name": "Chuka",
    "ascii_name": "Chuka",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 22388,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -0.33316,
    "longitude": 37.64587
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}