🇰🇪 Kenia
Thika
Thika is an industrial town and commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi), northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater Thika area comprising residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, and Thika Sports Golf Club, among others, are within Murang'a County. Thika had a population of 279,429 as of the 2019 National Census and is growing rapidly. Its elevation is approximately 1,631 metres (5,351 ft).
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 251,407
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -1.03, 37.07
How far Thika is from other cities in Kenia
- Ruiru17 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 17 min
- Karuri38 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 38 min
- Nairobi39 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 39 min
- Kikuyu51 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 51 min
- Ongata Rongai53 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 53 min
- Mwala56 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 56 min
- Naivasha79 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 19 min
- Nakuru137 km✈ 55 min · 🚗 2 h 17 min
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