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Meru
Meru County · Kenya
City population
80,191
#33
in Kenya
#1
in Meru County
#7,205
worldwide
0.046, 37.656 · 175 km from Nairobi
About Meru
Meru is a city in Meru County, Kenya with a population of 80,191. It is the 33rd largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 7,205th largest worldwide. It lies 175 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Meru County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
0.046, 37.656
Record updated
21 December 2023
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.