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Maragua
Sign in to saveMaragua is a town in the Muranga County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. In 1999, Maragua town had an urban population of 4,286 and a total population of 27,384.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Maragua is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Kenya, geographic coordinate system and Stella Mwangi.
Vinony files it under Murang'a County and Populated places in Central Province (Kenya).
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Nginda ward
- Region
- Murang`a
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 8,597
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Muranga County
- Image
- Maragua crater's local house (14277812952).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Notable people
- References
Maragua is a town in the Muranga County, Kenya. It was previously the capital of the former Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. In 1999, Maragua town had an urban population of 4,286 and a total population of 27,384.
== Notable people == Norwegian-Kenyan singer Stella Mwangi was born in Maragua. British scientist Ellinor Catherine Cunningham van Someren lived on her family's farm in Maragua.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maragua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations