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Tetu

Nyeri County · Kenya
City population
39,293
#73
in Kenya
#2
in Nyeri County
#14,213
worldwide
NairobiTetu
-0.434, 36.917 · 95 km from Nairobi
Share of Kenya
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,937 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Nairobi
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
IANA zone identifier

About Tetu

Tetu is a city in Nyeri County, Kenya with a population of 39,293. It is the 73rd largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 14,213th largest worldwide. It lies 95 km from Nairobi.

Position in Kenya
#73of 119
LargestSmallest
Position in Nyeri County
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Nyeri County
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
-0.434, 36.917
Record updated
25 December 2025
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.

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Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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