EMBU

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

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

HKEM

Embu Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 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).
Which airport serves Embu?: Embu Airport (HKEM).
How far is Embu from Nairobi?: About 109 km.
Does Embu have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kenya?: English.
What currency is used in Kenya?: Kenyan Shilling.
How many cities are in Kenya?: 335 on record.
Which admin region is Embu in?: Embu County.

Get this page as JSON

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$ 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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

21.8x the population of Kianyaga.
12 km from Kianyaga.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.