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Athi River
City population
81,302
#32
in Kenya
#3
in Machakos County
#7,109
worldwide
-1.456, 36.978 · 26 km from Nairobi
About Athi River
Athi River is a city in Machakos County, Kenya with a population of 81,302. It is the 32nd largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 7,109th largest worldwide. It lies 26 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 6
Elevation
1,505 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-1.456, 36.978
Record updated
2023-12-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 119 in KenyaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.