Murang'a District (former)
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Murang'a District (former) was an administrative area in central Kenya known for its fertile highlands, tea and coffee farming, and role as a heartland of Kikuyu culture and anti-colonial resistance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative district
ⓘ
former district of Kenya ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | replaced by county system under 2010 Constitution of Kenya ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | second-level administrative division of Kenya ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
bananas
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kirinyaga District (former)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maragua District (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyeri District (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thika District (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Murang'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
part of the White Highlands region under British rule
ⓘ
site of Mau Mau uprising activities ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 2010s administrative reforms in Kenya ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash crop production
ⓘ
smallholder agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kikuyu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | provincial administration of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | District Commissioner ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coffee factories
ⓘ
rural settlements ⓘ tea estates ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of anti-colonial resistance in Kenya
ⓘ
heartland of Kikuyu culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kikuyu culture
ⓘ
anti-colonial resistance ⓘ coffee farming ⓘ fertile highlands ⓘ tea farming ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Province, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEthnicGroup | Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murang'a town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | former Central Province of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Kenya ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| successor | Murang'a County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | highlands ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
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