Mwingi

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mwingi
Main street of the city
Main street of the city
Basic data
county Kitui County
Residents (state) 15,970 pop (2009)
Coordinates 0 ° 56 '  N , 38 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 0 ° 56 '  N , 38 ° 3'  E
Mwingi (Kenya)
Mwingi
Mwingi

Mwingi is a city in Kitui County in Kenya .

population

The city has an urban population of 15,970 ( 2009 census ).

traffic

The city is located on the A3 between Nairobi and Garissa , 47 kilometers north of the district capital Kitui and 200 kilometers east of the capital Nairobi.

history

It was the capital of the former Mwingi District . Mwingi is the home of Kenya's last Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka , who also owns the Mwingi Hotel Cottage in the Mwingi District.

structure

The subdistricts include Central Mwingi , East Mwingi , Migwani , Kyuso , Mumoni, and Tseikuru .

gallery

Web links

Commons : Mwingi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130221174520/http://kenya.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/profiles/Kitui_Dec2011%2034.pdf
  2. Wayback Machine. February 21, 2013, accessed November 19, 2018 .