Embu ( Eng. Embu ) - a city in Kenya , located in the Eastern province . The capital of the eponymous district .
| City | |
| Embu | |
|---|---|
| English Embu | |
 | |
| A country |  Kenya |
| Provinces | East |
| County | Embu |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Center height | 1293 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 36 981 people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +254 68 |
| Postcode | |
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Geographical position
The height of the city is 1293 meters above sea level [1] . Embu is located about 120 km northeast of the country's capital, the city of Nairobi , on the southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya .
Demographics
City population by years [2] :
| 1979 | 1989 | 1999 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 986 | 26,525 | 31,500 | 36 981 |
Famous Natives
- John Njue - Kenyan Cardinal
Notes
- ↑ Embu, Kenya Page (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 11, 2011. Archived December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Embu ( inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment July 11, 2011. Archived July 18, 2011.