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EMBU

Embu County · KENYA (KE) · 0.54°S / 37.46°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 198,476

Embu is a city in Kenya with a population of 64,979. It sits at -0.54/37.46, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 12 km from Kianyaga.

Population 64,979
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields
Country
Kenya
Subdivision
Embu County
Coords
0.54°S / 37.46°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
NW Kianyaga Kirinyaga County 2,974 12.9 km
SW Kimbimbi Kirinyaga County 6,826 13.8 km
W Kutus Kirinyaga County 9,143 15.0 km
NE Runyenjes Embu County 4,943 18.0 km
SW Wanguru Kirinyaga County 51,722 19.5 km
W Kerugoya Kirinyaga County 30,045 20.2 km
E Siakago Embu County 4,315 20.7 km
SW Kagio Kirinyaga County 13,961 24.4 km
W Kagumo Kirinyaga County 3,673 25.6 km
NE Chuka Tharaka - Nithi 22,388 31.0 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Embu?
64,979 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Embu in?
Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Embu in?
Kenya (KE).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/198476

{
  "data": {
    "id": 198476,
    "name": "Embu",
    "ascii_name": "Embu",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 64979,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -0.53987,
    "longitude": 37.45743
  }
}
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