KARATINA

Nyeri County · KENYA (KE) · 0.48°S / 37.13°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 193,827

Karatina is a city in Kenya with a population of 23,552. It sits at -0.48/37.13, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 12 km from Mukurwe-ini.

Population 23,552

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Nyeri County
Coords: 0.48°S / 37.13°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Mukurwe-ini Nyeri County 6,508 12.2 km

E Kagumo Kirinyaga County 3,673 12.4 km

NW Kiganjo Nyeri County 4,009 17.1 km

E Kerugoya Kirinyaga County 30,045 17.2 km

NW Chaka Nyeri County 5,970 19.7 km

W Nyeri Nyeri County 80,081 21.1 km

SE Kagio Kirinyaga County 13,961 21.2 km

SE Sagana Kirinyaga County 13,000 22.3 km

W Othaya Nyeri County 6,650 22.8 km

W Tetu Nyeri County 39,293 24.0 km

Air access

nearby

NYE

Nyeri Airport

Small airport

21.1 km

HKSL

Solio Ranch Airport

Small airport

38.2 km

HKEM

Embu Airport

Small airport

42.4 km

NYK

Nanyuki Civil Airport

Medium airport

47.6 km

Universities

linked

Karatina University

karatinauniversity.ac.ke

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Karatina?: 23,552 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Karatina in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Karatina in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Karatina?: Nyeri Airport (NYE).
How far is Karatina from Nairobi?: About 95 km.
Does Karatina have a university?: Yes. Karatina University.
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 Karatina in?: Nyeri County.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/193827

{
  "data": {
    "id": 193827,
    "name": "Karatina",
    "ascii_name": "Karatina",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 23552,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -0.4841,
    "longitude": 37.12662
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.6x the population of Mukurwe-ini.
12 km from Mukurwe-ini.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.