Murang'a (previously Fort Hall) is a town in Murang'a County of Kenya. It is the administrative headquarters of Murang'a County and is mainly inhabited by the Kikuyu community. Fort Hall was originally a British colonial trading post and administrative centre established in the early 1900s during the colonial period in Kenya. It was named after a British colonial administrator Francis George Hall. The fort served as a strategic military and administrative hub in the region. Over time, the settlement around the fort grew into a town. After independence, Fort Hall was renamed to Murang'a. The Mau Mau insurrection was notably strong in the area.
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According to the 2019 census, the town had a population of about 110,000.
From the Wikipedia article Murang'a, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Murang’a
- Karuri4.1 km NE
- Wanguru23 km E
- Kenol24 km S
- Karatina27 km N
- Kerugoya29 km NE
- Thika36 km S
- Embu39 km NE
- Nyeri41 km NW
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