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{{Short description|Town in Muranga County, Kenya}}
[[File:Muranga County Office.jpg|thumbnail|Murang'a County Headquarters ]]▼
{{Distinguish|Murang'a County}}
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{{distinguish|Muranga County}}
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[[Image:Muranga map.png|thumb|right|200px|Muranga lies between Nairobi and Mount Kenya]]▼
▲[[File:Muranga County Office.jpg|thumbnail|Murang'a County Headquarters ]]
'''Murang'a''' (or '''Muranga''') is a town in [[Muranga County]] of [[Kenya]]. The town used to be called '''Fort Hall'''. It is the administrative centre of [[Muranga County]] and is mainly inhabited by the [[Kikuyu people|Kikuyu]] community. ▼
▲[[ImageFile:Muranga map.png|thumb|right|200px|Muranga lies between Nairobi and Mount Kenya]]
According to the 1999 census, the town has a population of about 11,021.▼
▲'''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.
 
== Overview ==
Murang'a is located between [[Nyeri]] and [[Thika]]. The town of [[Maragua]] is located 10 kilometres south of Murang'a while [[Sagana]] town is 15 kilometres northeast.
It lies on a latitude of -0.7167 (0° 43’ OSouth) and longitude of 37.1500 (37° 8’ 60EEast)
 
The town is low, a bit hilly, small but picturesque with an altitude of 4120 &nbsp;ft (1255 metersmetres) 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 neighboringneighbouring 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 County got its first governor in the year 2013 when H.E Mwangi Iria was elected on a TNA ticket to be the first constitutional governor.
<ref>[[Mwangi wa Iria]]{{Circular reference|date=January 2018}}</ref>
 
== Climate ==
Muranga has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) and is warmer than the adjacent highlands bordering it some few kilometres east. High temperatures can surpass 35&nbsp;°C in the months of October to March. Those are the hottest months in the area. As mentioned, days can get really chilly from May to mid-August.
 
=== Average temperatures===
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High temperatures{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
*January – 34.5
*February – 33.8
*March – 32.3
*April – 28.9
*May – 27.2
*June – 26.6
*July – 26.3
*August – 27.8
*September – 29.0
*October – 31.2
*November – 32.0
*December – 33.3
 
== See also ==
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== References ==
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{{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya}}
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[[Category:MurangaMurang'a| County]]
[[Category:Murang'a| County]]▼
[[Category:Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)]]
[[Category:County capitals in Kenya]]
 
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