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[[Image:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|220px| [[Nyeri|Nyeri, Kenya]] is the headquarters of Central Province (click to enlarge map)]] | [[Image:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|220px| [[Nyeri|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 Range|Aberdare]] ''(Nyandarua)'' Range that forms part of the eastern end of the [[Great Rift Valley]] and on the western side of | '''Nyeri''' is a town in Kenya about 180km north of the capital [[Nairobi]]. It lies at the eastern base of the [[Aberdare Range|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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"Population of Local Authorities" (with towns), Government of Kenya, 1999, webpage: | "Population of Local Authorities" (with towns), Government of Kenya, 1999, webpage: | ||
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The local [[scenery]] includes | The local [[scenery]] includes Mount Kenya. The main industry is [[farming]]. [[Coffee]] and [[tea]] are the main [[cash crop]]s and [[maize]] is the staple food. There are many tourist destinations nearby. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
