Kangundo

Kangundo
Town Council
Kangundo
Location of Kangundo-Tala
Coordinates: 1°21′S 37°22′E / 1.35°S 37.37°E / -1.35; 37.37Coordinates: 1°21′S 37°22′E / 1.35°S 37.37°E / -1.35; 37.37
Country  Kenya
County Machakos County
Elevation 1,544 m (5,068 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Metro 218,557[1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate Cwb

Kangundo is a town in Kenya's Machakos County in the lower eastern region of Kenya. It is usually classified as being one town with Tala, due to their close proximity.

Kangundo-Tala

Officially Kangundo-Tala's population is the 9th largest of any urban area in Kenya. Tala is part of Kangundo town council.[2]

Towns in Machakos County

TownPopulation (2009)Rank in Kenya (Population Size)
Kangundo-Tala218,5579
Machakos150,04113
Athi River139,38015
Kathiani3,365195
Masii2,501211

* 2009 census. Source:[1]

Nairobi Metro

Machakos County (yellow) within Nairobi Metro (green)

Machakos County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nations wealth.[3][4] The counties are:

AreaCountyArea (km2)Population
Census 2009		Cities/Towns/Municipalities in the Counties
Core NairobiNairobi County694.93,138,369Nairobi
Northern MetroKiambu County2,449.21,623,282Kiambu, Thika, Limuru, Ruiru, Karuri, Kikuyu
Southern MetroKajiado County21,292.7687,312Kajiado, Olkejuado, Bissil, Ngong, Kitengela, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai
Eastern MetroMachakos County5,952.91,098,584Kangundo-Tala, Machakos, Athi River
TotalsNairobi Metro30,389.76,547,547

Source: NairobiMetro/ Kenya Census

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://196.200.27.243:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/111/Nairobi.pdf?sequence=3%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=43&Itemid=90%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D.
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