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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="1039" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.616%;left:36.428%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Limuru"><img alt="Limuru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">01°06′28″S</span> <span class="longitude">36°38′34″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">1.10778°S 36.64278°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-1.10778; 36.64278</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kiambu_County" title="Kiambu County">Kiambu County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2019 Estimate)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">159'314</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">EAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">Cfb</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Limuru</b> is a town in central <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>. It serves as both a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. As of 2004, the town's population was approximately 4,800, which significantly increased to 159,314 by the 2019 census.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Limuru is a town located on the eastern edge of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Rift_Valley,_Kenya" title="Great Rift Valley, Kenya">Great Rift Valley</a> about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, northwest of <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The geographical coordinates of Limuru town are:1°06'28.0"S, 36°38'34.0"E (Latitude:-1.107778; Longitude:36.642778).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The native language of most people in Limuru is <a href="/wiki/Gikuyu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gikuyu language">Kikuyu</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> also widely used. </p><p>Historically, Limuru served as the capital of Kiambu West District, which was part of the larger <a href="/wiki/Kiambu_District" title="Kiambu District">Kiambu District</a>. It is now a sub county in Kiambu County and also the name of a parliament constituency. </p><p>Limuru encompasses areas previously known as the "<a href="/wiki/White_Highlands" title="White Highlands">white highlands</a>," a rich agricultural land south of the equator. The term "white highlands" derived from the British and other Europeans who realised the productive potential of this area and settled in large numbers with the support of the colonial government, establishing coffee and tea plantations, cereal farms and ranches. The town is at an altitude of about 2,500 meters and experiences temperature of 10–28 °C (75 °F) year round. </p><p>There is a railway station in Limuru town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry">Industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Limuru is a key area of tea production and processing, with major factories such as Karirana Tea Estates and Mabroukie Teas Estates on the outskirts of the town.The tea plantations established around Limuru from 1903 onwards were the foundation of Kenya's tea industry. </p><p>The town is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Bata_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bata (company)">BATA</a> shoe company, the largest shoe factory in East and Central Africa. In recent years, more companies have established themselves in the town, including Procter and Allan, polypipes and Fruit 'n' Juice. </p><p>The Nest Children's Home, which offers care services for children whose mothers are imprisoned, is located in Limuru town. </p><p>Limuru has a rich history tied with the railway, the tea industry (especially with major expansion from the 1920s), and the Bata shoe factory and head office. </p><p>The town also serves as a milk processing zone obtained from the small-scale dairy farming in the surrounding area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People">People</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: People"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Limuru residents rely mostly on farming and a shoe factory for employment. Early in the British colonial period (from the 1890s) Europeans settled in the area due to its proximity to Nairobi, the railway, its fertile land and pleasant weather. It is the birthplace of the African writer, <a href="/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong%27o" title="Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o">Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o</a>, as well as that of Bishop <a href="/wiki/Caesar_Gatimu" title="Caesar Gatimu">Caesar Gatimu</a> and human rights and political activist Percy Faith Fawaki (Zartaj). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_care">Health care</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Health care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Limuru town is served by the government-run <i>Limuru Health Center</i> which is located within the town limits. Other health facilities serving Limuru residents include Rwamburi Dispensary, Rironi Dispensary, Thigio Dispensary, Ndeiya Health Center and Ngecha Health Center. Tigoni District Hospital is the main government hospital and serves as the link facility between the rural health facilities and the main National referral hospital. Health care has seen an improvement in quality of services with the collaboration of other stakeholders. Services such as cervical cancer screening by VIA/VILLI is available at all government run facilities in Limuru. The nurses working in these clinics also conduct outreach programs to ensure more women are screened. Uptake of long-term contraceptive methods such as implants and IUCDs has also improved due to intensive community education and outreach programs undertaken by the staff working in the various government health facilities. It is for this reason that <i>Ndeiya Health Center</i> was confirmed the center of excellence in addressing family planning and <a href="/wiki/Cervical_cancer" title="Cervical cancer">cervical cancer</a> screening in <a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a>. Ndeiya Health Center has mentored other health facilities in the area including Rwamburi Dispensary with an aim of replicating the success in the same. Constituency development fund has funded the construction of three rural facilities in the area. These are: Rwamburi Dispensary, Rironi Dispensary and Ngecha Health Center. Also, there are several private hospitals in Limuru. </p><p>Community strategy has been implemented in the area and community units such as Ndiuni community unit has been conducting various community health activities. These community units are linked to their respective health facilities where they refer patients. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_developments">Recent developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recent developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to its proximity to Nairobi and its location on the main highway linking Nairobi to other towns like <a href="/wiki/Naivasha" title="Naivasha">Naivasha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret">Eldoret</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kisumu" title="Kisumu">Kisumu</a>, Limuru is attracting investors and businesses. In July 2014, developers of a new 11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft) shopping mall broke ground. This will be the first mall in the town. <a href="/wiki/Tuskys" title="Tuskys">Tuskys</a>, the number two supermarket chain in Kenya by sales, will be the anchor tenant, taking up about 50% of the rental space. The development is expected to cost KSh650 million (approx. US$7.5 million) to construct, and is expected to be ready during the second half of 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Facelift_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facelift-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number three supermarket chain in the country, naivas<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> together with Society Stores have opened new stores in Limuru during the year 2016 & 2017 respectively. The new supermarkets will join others such as <i>Cleanshelf</i>, the then major supermarket in the town, as at January 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-Facelift_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facelift-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Great Kenyan Bake Off, the <a href="/wiki/The_Great_British_Bake_Off#International_versions" title="The Great British Bake Off">Kenyan version</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Great_British_Bake_Off" title="The Great British Bake Off">The Great British Bake Off</a>, was filmed at Limuru.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Limuru&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County">Elgeyo-Marakwet</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embu_County" title="Embu County">Embu</a> <small>(14)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garissa_County" title="Garissa County">Garissa</a> <small>(07)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_Bay_County" title="Homa Bay County">Homa Bay</a> <small>(43)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiolo_County" title="Isiolo County">Isiolo</a> <small>(11)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado_County" title="Kajiado County">Kajiado</a> <small>(34)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamega_County" title="Kakamega County">Kakamega</a> <small>(37)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kericho_County" title="Kericho County">Kericho</a> <small>(35)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu_County" title="Kiambu County">Kiambu</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilifi_County" title="Kilifi County">Kilifi</a> <small>(03)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirinyaga_County" title="Kirinyaga County">Kirinyaga</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisii_County" title="Kisii County">Kisii</a> <small>(45)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisumu_County" title="Kisumu County">Kisumu</a> <small>(42)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitui_County" title="Kitui County">Kitui</a> <small>(15)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwale_County" title="Kwale County">Kwale</a> <small>(02)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laikipia_County" title="Laikipia County">Laikipia</a> <small>(31)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamu_County" title="Lamu County">Lamu</a> <small>(05)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandera_County" title="Mandera County">Mandera</a> <small>(09)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsabit_County" title="Marsabit County">Marsabit</a> <small>(10)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meru_County" title="Meru County">Meru</a> <small>(12)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migori_County" title="Migori County">Migori</a> <small>(44)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mombasa_County" title="Mombasa County">Mombasa</a> <small>(01)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murang%27a_County" title="Murang'a County">Murang'a</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nairobi_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi County">Nairobi</a> <small>(47)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakuru_County" title="Nakuru County">Nakuru</a> <small>(32)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_County" title="Nandi County">Nandi</a> <small>(29)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narok_County" title="Narok County">Narok</a> <small>(33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyamira_County" title="Nyamira County">Nyamira</a> <small>(46)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyandarua_County" title="Nyandarua County">Nyandarua</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyeri_County" title="Nyeri County">Nyeri</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samburu_County" title="Samburu County">Samburu</a> <small>(25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siaya_County" title="Siaya County">Siaya</a> <small>(41)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taita-Taveta_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Taita-Taveta County">Taita-Taveta</a> <small>(06)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tana_River_County" title="Tana River County">Tana River</a> <small>(04)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharaka-Nithi_County" title="Tharaka-Nithi County">Tharaka-Nithi</a> <small>(13)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trans-Nzoia_County" title="Trans-Nzoia County">Trans-Nzoia</a> <small>(26)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkana_County" title="Turkana County">Turkana</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vihiga_County" title="Vihiga County">Vihiga</a> <small>(38)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wajir_County" title="Wajir County">Wajir</a> <small>(08)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pokot_County" title="West Pokot County">West Pokot</a> <small>(24)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.35em 0.5em;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Local_authorities_of_Kenya" title="Local authorities of Kenya">Principal cities<br />and towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a></b> <i>(capital)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athi_River_(town)" title="Athi River (town)">Athi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baragoi" title="Baragoi">Baragoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomet" title="Bomet">Bomet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungoma" title="Bungoma">Bungoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busia,_Kenya" title="Busia, Kenya">Busia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuka,_Kenya" title="Chuka, Kenya">Chuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret">Eldoret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embu,_Kenya" title="Embu, Kenya">Embu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garissa" title="Garissa">Garissa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hola,_Kenya" title="Hola, Kenya">Hola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_Bay" title="Homa Bay">Homa Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiolo" title="Isiolo">Isiolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iten" title="Iten">Iten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabarnet" title="Kabarnet">Kabarnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado" title="Kajiado">Kajiado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamega" title="Kakamega">Kakamega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapsabet" title="Kapsabet">Kapsabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangundo" title="Kangundo">Kangundo</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tala,_Kenya" title="Tala, Kenya">Tala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapenguria" title="Kapenguria">Kapenguria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karuri" title="Karuri">Karuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kericho" title="Kericho">Kericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerugoya" title="Kerugoya">Kerugoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu" title="Kiambu">Kiambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kibwezi" title="Kibwezi">Kibwezi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kikuyu,_Kenya" title="Kikuyu, Kenya">Kikuyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilifi" title="Kilifi">Kilifi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisii,_Kenya" title="Kisii, Kenya">Kisii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisumu" title="Kisumu">Kisumu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitale" title="Kitale">Kitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitengela" title="Kitengela">Kitengela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitui" title="Kitui">Kitui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwale" title="Kwale">Kwale</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Limuru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lodwar" title="Lodwar">Lodwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokichogio" title="Lokichogio">Lokichogio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loiyangalani" title="Loiyangalani">Loiyangalani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamu" 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