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Ruiru
City population
490,120
#5
in Kenya
#1
in Kiambu County
#1,165
worldwide
-1.147, 36.961 · 22 km from Nairobi
About Ruiru
Ruiru is a city in Kiambu County, Kenya with a population of 490,120. It is the 5th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 1,165th largest worldwide. It lies 22 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
1,531 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-1.147, 36.961
Record updated
2021-12-12
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.