Limuru

E769444
town

Limuru is a highland town in central Kenya known for its cool climate, tea plantations, and proximity to Nairobi.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Limuru town 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeCountyCapital Limuru Sub-County NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
climateCharacteristic frequent mist and low temperatures compared to Nairobi ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
distanceToNairobi approximately 30 kilometers northwest ⓘ
economicRegion Kenyan tea-growing zone ⓘ
elevation approximately 2300 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Kiambu County Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution St. Paul’s University (Limuru campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocalEthnicGroup Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitution various Christian churches ⓘ
knownFor cool climate ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
tea plantations ⓘ
locatedIn Kiambu County NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInContinent Africa ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Kenya Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity dairy production ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
tea farming ⓘ
nearbyFeature Great Rift Valley escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tigoni tea estates NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Limuru Sub-County NERFINISHED ⓘ
postalCountry KE ⓘ
regionType highland ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
transportConnection connected to Nairobi by road ⓘ
served by Nairobi–Nakuru highway ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiambu County → hasMajorTown → Limuru ⓘ
Nairobi Metropolitan Region → containsTown → Limuru ⓘ
Limuru Road → connectsTo → Limuru ⓘ
Limuru Road → namedAfter → Limuru ⓘ
this entity surface form: Limuru town