Limuru

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Limuru is a highland town in central Kenya known for its cool climate, tea plantations, and proximity to Nairobi.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Limuru canonical 4
Limuru town 2
Limuru area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeCountyCapital Limuru Sub-County ⓘ
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
climateCharacteristic frequent mist and low temperatures compared to Nairobi ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
distanceToNairobi approximately 30 kilometers northwest ⓘ
economicRegion Kenyan tea-growing zone ⓘ
elevation approximately 2300 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Kiambu County Government ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution St. Paul’s University (Limuru campus) ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
hasLocalEthnicGroup Kikuyu ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitution various Christian churches ⓘ
knownFor cool climate ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
tea plantations ⓘ
locatedIn Kiambu County ⓘ
locatedInContinent Africa ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Kenya ⓘ
locatedNear Nairobi ⓘ
locatedOn Kenya Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Kenyan highlands
majorEconomicActivity dairy production ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
tea farming ⓘ
nearbyFeature Great Rift Valley escarpment ⓘ
linked to: Kenya Rift Valley

Tigoni tea estates ⓘ
partOf Limuru Sub-County ⓘ
postalCountry KE ⓘ
regionType highland ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
transportConnection connected to Nairobi by road ⓘ
served by Nairobi–Nakuru highway ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiambu County → hasMajorTown → Limuru ⓘ
Limuru Road → connectsTo → Limuru ⓘ
Limuru Road → namedAfter → Limuru town ⓘ
linked to: Limuru
Kamiriithu → partOf → Limuru area ⓘ
linked to: Limuru
Kamiriithu → near → Limuru town ⓘ
linked to: Limuru