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'''Murang'a''' (or '''Muranga''') is a town in [[MurangaMurang'a County]] of [[Kenya]]. TheBefore the independence of Kenya in 1963, this town used to be called '''Fort Hall'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muranga(021) {{!}} Maarifa Centre |url=https://maarifa.cog.go.ke/node/822 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=maarifa.cog.go.ke}}</ref> It is the administrative centre of [[MurangaMurang'a County]] and is mainly inhabited by the [[Kikuyu people|Kikuyu]] community.

According to the 19992019 census, the town hashad a population of about 11110,021000.

The town is low, a bit hilly, small but picturesque with an altitude of 4120&nbsp;ft (1255 metres) above sea level. As a result of the varying altitudes, Murang'a can get quite cold from May to Midmid-August, and can experience hail. To the west of the town can be seenare the rolling Kikuyu farmlands that extend as far asinto the eyes can seedistance.

Murang'a is a fast-growing town that attracts traders and farmers from the neighbouring districts. It has banks, petrol stations, a post office, lodges, nightclubs playing the latest local and Western music, restaurants serving local and exotic dishes, supermarkets, dry cleaners, and lively marketplaces. It has also has a relatively busy bus and [[matatu]] transportation terminal. A districtsubcounty general hospital is located in the northern corner of the town. The town is accessible from [[Nairobi]] by Thika-Murang'a road and from [[Nyeri]].

Murang'a countyCounty got its first governor in the year 2013 when H.E Mwangi Iria was elected byon a TNA ticket to be the first constitutional governor.

Muranga has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) and is warmer than the adjacent highlands bordering it some few kilometres east. High temperatures can surpass 3035&nbsp;°C in the months of octoberOctober to marchMarch. Those are the hottest months in the area. As mentioned, days can get really chilly from mayMay to mid-augustAugust.

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High temperatures{{cncitation needed|date=June 2021}}

*January – 3134.75

*February – 3233.08

*March – 3032.93

*April – 28.29

*May – 26 27.62

*June – 2526.16

*July – 2426.3

*August – 2227.8

*September – 2429.0

*October – 2531.92

*November – 2732.40

*December – 2933.3

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