Kiserian

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Kiserian
Basic data
county Kajiado County
Residents (state) 76,903 pop (2019)
Coordinates 1 ° 26 ′  S , 36 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 26 ′  S , 36 ° 41 ′  E
Kiserian (Kenya)
Kiserian
Kiserian

Kiserian is a city in Kajiado County in Kenya . The city is located south of Nairobi and near Ongata Rongai . Kitengela has a population of 76,903 (2019 census) and is mainly inhabited by the Maasai . It is located at the foot of the Ngong Mountains along Magadi Road, right next to the Kiserian Dam .

Population development

The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status.

        year         Residents
2009 14,086
2019 76.903

economy

The location of the Keekonyokie slaughterhouse in the Kiserian Center, right next to a Catholic church, serves as an important source of income for the people of Kiserain and the surrounding area. The cattle slaughtered by the slaughterhouse are transported from the market to Nairobi and other cities in Kenya.

Individual evidence

  1. Kenya: Provinces, Cities, Municipalities & Urban Centers - Population figures in maps and tables. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
  2. ^ Slaughterhouse helps Maasai herders prepare for climate change. April 27, 2015, accessed March 8, 2020 .