HKRE
Moi Air Base
Medium airport
18.1 km
RUIRU
Kiambu County · KENYA (KE) · 1.15°S / 36.96°E
22
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
- Country
- Kenya
- Subdivision
- Kiambu County
- Coords
- 1.15°S / 36.96°E
- UTC offset
- +3
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Large airport
19.4 km
WIL
Nairobi Wilson Airport
Medium airport
25.3 km
FAQ
- 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).
- Which airport serves Ruiru?
- Moi Air Base (HKRE).
- How far is Ruiru from Nairobi?
- About 22 km.
- Does Ruiru 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 Ruiru in?
- Kiambu County.
Get this page as JSON
$ 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
}
}
Context
- 3.1x the population of Juja.
- 7 km from Juja.
- Same timezone (Africa/Nairobi) as 334 other cities in Kenya.