KARURI

Kiambu County · KENYA (KE) · 1.18°S / 36.76°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 193,624

Karuri is a city in Kenya with a population of 194,342. It sits at -1.18/36.76, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 3 km from Kawaida.

Population 194,342

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Kiambu County
Coords: 1.18°S / 36.76°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Kawaida Kiambu County 14,038 3.3 km

NE Tinganga Kiambu County 6,059 8.2 km

NE Ikinu Kiambu County 2,532 8.5 km

E Kiambu Kiambu County 147,870 8.8 km

N Githiga A Kiambu County 5,565 10.2 km

SW Kikuyu Kiambu County 323,881 13.0 km

N Githunguri Kiambu County 63,319 13.3 km

SE Nairobi Nairobi County 4,397,073 13.6 km

W Rironi Kiambu County 5,544 13.7 km

NW Limuru Kiambu County 159,314 14.5 km

Air access

nearby

HKRE

Moi Air Base

Medium airport

16.2 km

WIL

Nairobi Wilson Airport

Medium airport

17.3 km

NBO

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Large airport

24.8 km

HKIK

Orly Airpark

Small airport

45.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Karuri?: 194,342 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Karuri in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Karuri in?: Kenya (KE).
Which airport serves Karuri?: Moi Air Base (HKRE).
How far is Karuri from Nairobi?: About 14 km.
Does Karuri 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 Karuri in?: Kiambu County.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/193624

{
  "data": {
    "id": 193624,
    "name": "Karuri",
    "ascii_name": "Karuri",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 194342,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -1.17641,
    "longitude": 36.7564
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.8x the population of Kawaida.
3 km from Kawaida.
Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.