Embu County

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Embu County is an administrative region in eastern Kenya, located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya and inhabited predominantly by the Embu people.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
borderedBy Kirinyaga County NERFINISHED
Kitui County NERFINISHED
Machakos County NERFINISHED
Murang'a County NERFINISHED
Tharaka-Nithi County NERFINISHED
capital Embu NERFINISHED
climate tropical highland climate
contains Embu town NERFINISHED
Manyatta NERFINISHED
Runyenjes NERFINISHED
Siakago NERFINISHED
country Kenya
createdBy Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Embu people NERFINISHED
governedBy Governor of Embu County
governmentType county government
hasConstituency Manyatta Constituency NERFINISHED
Mbeere North Constituency NERFINISHED
Mbeere South Constituency NERFINISHED
Runyenjes Constituency NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousPeople Embu people NERFINISHED
Mbeere people NERFINISHED
hasMajorEconomicActivity beans farming
coffee farming
dairy farming
horticulture
maize farming
small-scale manufacturing
tea farming
trade
hasProtectedArea Mount Kenya National Park NERFINISHED
Mwea National Reserve NERFINISHED
hasRiver Tana River NERFINISHED
Thiba River NERFINISHED
Thuci River NERFINISHED
inception 2013
legislativeBody Embu County Assembly NERFINISHED
locatedIn Eastern Kenya NERFINISHED
locatedOn southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya
namedAfter Embu people NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Swahili
partOf former Eastern Province of Kenya NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
subdivisionType constituency
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Embu isCountyHeadquartersOf Embu County
Embu locatedIn Embu County
Embu people primaryResidence Embu County
Embu language region Embu County
Embu people traditionalHomeland Embu County