RUIRU

Kiambu County · KENYA (KE) · 1.15°S / 36.96°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 181,032

Ruiru is a city in Kenya with a population of 490,120. It sits at -1.15/36.96, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 7 km from Juja.

Population 490,120

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields

Country: Kenya
Subdivision: Kiambu County
Coords: 1.15°S / 36.96°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Juja Kiambu County 156,041 7.7 km

NW Ngewa Kiambu County 2,452 12.2 km

NW Gatundu Kiambu County 7,947 12.7 km

W Kiambu Kiambu County 147,870 14.2 km

W Tinganga Kiambu County 6,059 16.5 km

S Githunguri Machakos County 63,319 17.3 km

NE Thika Nairobi County 251,407 17.4 km

W Ikinu Kiambu County 2,532 19.3 km

SW Pumwani Nairobi County 29,616 19.7 km

SW Imara Daima Estate Nairobi County 52,837 21.5 km

Air access

nearby

HKRE

Moi Air Base

Medium airport

18.1 km

NBO

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Large airport

19.4 km

WIL

Nairobi Wilson Airport

Medium airport

25.3 km

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Ruiru?: 490,120 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Ruiru in?: Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Ruiru in?: Kenya (KE).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/181032

{
  "data": {
    "id": 181032,
    "name": "Ruiru",
    "ascii_name": "Ruiru",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 490120,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -1.14665,
    "longitude": 36.96087
  }
}