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[[Image:KE-Nyeri.png|right|220px|Location of Nyeri in Kenya]] | [[Image:KE-Nyeri.png|right|220px|Location of Nyeri in Kenya]] | ||
[[Image:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|220px| [[Nyeri | [[Image:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|220px| [[Nyeri]], Kenya is the headquarters of Central Province (click to enlarge map)]] | ||
'''Nyeri''' is a town in Kenya about 180km north of the capital Nairobi. It lies at the eastern base of the Aberdare ''(Nyandarua)'' Range that forms part of the eastern end of the [[Great Rift Valley]] and on the western side of Mount Kenya. Nyeri town is the administrative headquarters of [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central Province]] and [[Nyeri District]]. The population was 98,908 in the [[1999]] census. | '''Nyeri''' is a town in Kenya about 180km north of the capital Nairobi. It lies at the eastern base of the Aberdare ''(Nyandarua)'' Range that forms part of the eastern end of the [[Great Rift Valley]] and on the western side of Mount Kenya. Nyeri town is the administrative headquarters of [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central Province]] and [[Nyeri District]]. The population was 98,908 in the [[1999]] census. | ||
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A number of renowned people have hailed from Nyeri, most notably [[Wangari Maathai]] Nobel Peace Prize winner in [[2004]], [[Mwai Kibaki]] Kenya's third president, [[Dedan Kimathi]], a general in the [[Mau Mau]] war against the British colonizers, and Catherine Ndereba Olympic marathon Silver Medalist, four time Boston Marathon winner and multiple time winner of Chicago and other marathons. | A number of renowned people have hailed from Nyeri, most notably [[Wangari Maathai]] Nobel Peace Prize winner in [[2004]], [[Mwai Kibaki]] Kenya's third president, [[Dedan Kimathi]], a general in the [[Mau Mau]] war against the British colonizers, and Catherine Ndereba Olympic marathon Silver Medalist, four time Boston Marathon winner and multiple time winner of Chicago and other marathons. | ||
The | The Wajee Nature Park lies just south of the town. It is now the burial place of Lord [[Robert Baden-Powell]], a hero of the Boer War and the founder of the [[Scouting]] movement. He once wrote "the nearer to Nyeri the nearer to bliss". Baden-Powell's Paxtu cottage, now a small museum, stands on the grounds of the Outspan Hotel. He and his wife are buried in the town cemetery. | ||
About 5 km along the road from the site of Baden-Powell's grave is the Mathari Mission settlement, which was constructed by Italian missionaries at the beginning of the 20th Century. The mission is home to a number of dwellings, stalls and the Consolatta hospital and School of Nursing. The hospital provides free care to the people of the surrounding area free of charge, and has a private wing for more wealthy patients. It is staffed largely by nuns of the Consolata order. | About 5 km along the road from the site of Baden-Powell's grave is the Mathari Mission settlement, which was constructed by Italian missionaries at the beginning of the 20th Century. The mission is home to a number of dwellings, stalls and the Consolatta hospital and School of Nursing. The hospital provides free care to the people of the surrounding area free of charge, and has a private wing for more wealthy patients. It is staffed largely by nuns of the Consolata order. |