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Landscape in Meru County. The town is located at 0.047035 degrees north and 37.649803 degrees east, on the northeast slopes of Mount Kenya.The Kathita River passes adjacent to the town.
Meru County is the leading county in agricultural production contributing 7.6% to Kenya's agricultural production. [7] Agriculture is the main economic activity due to rich Volcanic soils in high altitude areas. Meru County is the leading County in Kenya by Horticultural production of Coffee, tea, French-beans and dairy products. Wholesale and ...
Map showing the walking routes and huts around Mount Kenya. There are eight walking routes up to the main peaks. Starting clockwise from the north these are the: Meru, Chogoria, Kamweti, Naro Moru, Burguret, Sirimon and Timau Routes. [5] Of these Chogoria, Naro Moru and Sirimon and used most frequently and therefore have staffed gates.
Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya; its peak is now the intersection of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Tharaka Nithi counties, about 16.5 kilometres (10.3 miles) south of the equator, around 150 km (90 mi) north-northeast of the capital Nairobi.
Meru National Park is a Kenyan national park located east of Meru, 350 km (220 mi) from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km 2 (340 sq mi), it is one best known national parks in Kenya. Rainfall in this area is abundant with 635–762 mm (25.0–30.0 in) in the west of the park and 305–356 mm (12.0–14.0 in) in the east.
The Meru or Amîîrú (including the Ngaa) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern Province. The word Meru means 'shining light' in the Meru language.
Meru, Kenya, town in Meru County in the republic of Kenya; Meru County, one of Kenya's 47 counties that was created by the 2009 merger of 3 districts: Meru Central District; Meru North District; Meru South District; Meru National Park, a Kenyan wildlife park; Meru District, a former district of Kenya
Under the new constitution, Kenya is now divided into 47 counties for administrative purposes. They are grouped below according to the former province they were separated from, with their areas and populations as of the 2009 [6] and the 2019 census: [7]