🇰🇪 Kenia
Ruiru
Ruiru is a municipality and sub-county in Kiambu County, Kenya. It sits within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan region. According to the 2019 national population census, Ruiru was the 4th largest urban centre in Kenya by population. The name Ruiru is of the Kikuyu origin and possibly relates to the black cotton soil that is found in most parts of Ruiru.
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 490,120
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -1.15, 36.96
How far Ruiru is from other cities in Kenia
- Thika17 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 17 min
- Nairobi22 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 22 min
- Karuri23 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 23 min
- Kikuyu35 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 35 min
- Ongata Rongai35 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 35 min
- Mwala60 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 60 min
- Naivasha76 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 16 min
- Nakuru136 km✈ 55 min · 🚗 2 h 16 min
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