Nyeri County

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Nyeri County is a highland region in central Kenya known for its fertile agricultural land, scenic views of Mount Kenya, and as the birthplace of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
administrativeDivisionType county
agriculturalProduct coffee
horticultural produce
maize
milk
tea
borders Embu County NERFINISHED
Kirinyaga County NERFINISHED
Laikipia County NERFINISHED
Murang’a County NERFINISHED
Nyandarua County NERFINISHED
capital Nyeri NERFINISHED
climate cool and wet highland climate
country Kenya
establishedAsCountyUnder 2010 Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupMajority Kikuyu people NERFINISHED
governanceType devolved county government
hasFeature fertile agricultural land
scenic views of Mount Kenya
hasMajorEconomicActivity coffee farming
dairy farming
horticulture
tea farming
hasNotablePerson Wangari Maathai NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Aberdare National Park NERFINISHED
Mount Kenya National Park (part) NERFINISHED
hasTourismAttraction Aberdare Range NERFINISHED
views of Mount Kenya
wildlife tourism
hasUrbanCenter Karatina NERFINISHED
Mukurwe-ini NERFINISHED
Naro Moru NERFINISHED
Nyeri NERFINISHED
Othaya NERFINISHED
isBirthplaceOf Wangari Maathai NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Kenya NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nyeri town NERFINISHED
near Mount Kenya NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Swahili NERFINISHED
partOf former Central Province of Kenya NERFINISHED
regionType highland region
subdivisionOf Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
UTCOffset +3

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Naro Moru route locatedIn Nyeri County
Wangari Maathai placeOfBirth Nyeri County
Central Province, Kenya replacedBy Nyeri County