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Thika
Nairobi County · Kenya
City population
251,407
#9
in Kenya
#2
in Nairobi County
#2,289
worldwide
-1.033, 37.069 · 40 km from Nairobi
About Thika
Thika is a city in Nairobi County, Kenya with a population of 251,407. It is the 9th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 2,289th largest worldwide. It lies 40 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nairobi County
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
1,506 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-1.033, 37.069
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.