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Machakos

Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.

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Place details

Locality: Machakos Central ward
Region: Machakos
Country: Kenya
Population: 63,767
Timezone: Africa/Nairobi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Machakos
Settlement.native_name: Masaku
Settlement.other_name: Macha
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Buildings at Machakos.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Machakos
Settlement.nickname: Yellow Toxicity
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kenya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kenya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Machakos County
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1887
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_urban: 63767

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Wikidata facts

Population: 114109
Official website: machakos.go.ke
Image: Buildings at Machakos.jpg

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Commons category: Machakos
postal code: 9010O
inception: 1887-00-00
P12749: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

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History
Areas in Machakos Town
Economy, Mining, transport and tourism
The Machakos Peoples' Park
Culture and sports
Religion
Education
The Kyanguli Secondary School Fire
References
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Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.

==History== Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi. Machakos was designated as the first administrative centre when the British established their colony in the late 19th century. Machakos town is on a hilly terrain surrounded by Iveti hills.