Meru County
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Meru County is an administrative region in eastern Kenya known for its fertile highlands, agricultural production, and proximity to Mount Kenya.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | County in Kenya ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeHead | Governor of Meru County ⓘ |
| borders |
Embu County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isiolo County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirinyaga County NERFINISHED ⓘ Laikipia County NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyeri County NERFINISHED ⓘ Tharaka County (within Tharaka-Nithi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tharaka-Nithi County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Counties of Kenya ⓘ |
| climate | highland equatorial ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash crop farming
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | devolved county government ⓘ |
| hasExecutive | Meru County Executive Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislature | Meru County Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 60200 (Meru town) ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Meru National Park (nearby, partly associated)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Kenya National Park (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCentre |
Maua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meru town NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitunguu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nkubu NERFINISHED ⓘ Timau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
fertile highlands ⓘ |
| language | Kimeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSlopeOf | Mount Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ miraa (khat) ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| region | former Eastern Province of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (majority) ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | A2 highway (Kenol–Isiolo Road) passes nearby/through region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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