Thika

Thika is an commercial town in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road forty two kilometres north east of Nairobi, close to the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika city is administratively in Kiambu County, the more Thika vicinity comprising such residential regions together with Bendor assets, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, Thika Sports Club, amongst others, are indoors Murang'a County. Thika has a population of 139,853 that is developing swiftly, as is the complete greater Nairobi vicinity. Its elevation is ready 1,631 metres. Thika is home to the Chania Falls, Fourteen Falls at the Athi river and the Thika Falls, Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park lies to the southeast.

The city has a railway station with constrained passenger carrier as handiest cargo trains carry out, regardless of the reality that there are plans to increase the proposed moderate rail machine to Thika. The town grow to be the headquarters of Thika West district following the split of the larger Thika district into five districts: Thika East and Thika West, Ruiru, Gatundu and Gatanga. It turn out to be the seat of the South Central nearby commissioner for Central Province appointed through president Mwai Kibaki in 2009 who is in fee of the larger Kiambu, Thika and Murang'a districts.