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Thika (Gikuyu:) is an industrial town and commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi), northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater Thika area comprising residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko ...
Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika town. [3] Kiambu County is the second most populous county in Kenya after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the South, Machakos to the East, Murang'a to the North and North East, Nyandarua to the North West, and Nakuru to the West. It has a population of ...
The municipalities of Ruiru, Kikuyu,Thika, Mavoko, and Ngong which feature on the top 10 list of the most populated towns in Kenya also fall within the Nairobi Metropolitan region. Data for the largest urban centers in Kenya was provided under the Kenya Population Census of 2019.
Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.713 . In 2010, the district was absorbed into Kiambu County.
Thika Town is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. [1] [2] History. The Thika Town constituency was established following the ...
[2] [3] [4] By the 1970s, Thika District had been completely absorbed by its neighbouring districts, and Kiambu District was identical to the present-day Kiambu County. After 1992, Thika District was re-established from southwestern regions of Kiambu. In 2009, Thika District was declared unlawfully created and was reabsorbed to Kiambu yet again.
Before the 2013 elections, the constituency was broken into Juja, Ruiru and Thika Town constituencies. The current MP is Hon. George Koimburi who won a by-election in 2021.This followed the death of Hon. Francis Munyua Waititu of Jubilee Party who had been first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 .
The Thika River flows through Kiambu County in central Kenya and is a tributary of the Tana River. The river forms a psychological boundary between the counties of Murang'a and Kiambu. The Thika River is a significant source of hydroelectric power in Kenya and provides most of the water supply for Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.