Nyeri

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Not to be confused with Nyeri County.

Nyeri
Town

Peacock at Outspan Hotel, Nyeri

Nyeri

Coordinates:

Location of Nyeri

025S 3657ECoordinates:
3657E
Kenya
Country
Nyeri County
County
Population (2009)
125,357[1]
Total
EAT (UTC+3)
Time zone

025S

Nyeri (officially known as Nyeri Municipality) is a town in situated in the Central Highlands of
Kenya, which was the administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province.[2]
Following the dissolution of the former provinces by Kenya's new constitution in 26 August
2010,[3] Nyeri is now the largest town in the newly created Nyeri County.
The town is situated about 150 km (a two-hour drive) north of Kenya's capital Nairobi, in the
country's densely populated and fertile Central Highlands, lying between the eastern base of the
Aberdare (Nyandarua) Range, which forms part of the eastern end of the Great Rift Valley, and
the western slopes of Mount Kenya.
The town's population according to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census was
125,357.[1] There is however a significant population of mainly Government and corporate
workers ordinarily resident in Nyeri but who chose during the census to be counted in their areas
of origin or areas where their families are resident.
Nyeri's Town Centre is small. Its general appearance, owing mostly to a lack of footpath paving
and the basic decoration of its buildings, is dusty and old, though there are some new
construction developments and building renovations. While small business activities are vibrant,
Nyeri is essentially a government administration town.
The town has a relatively low cost of living in comparison to Nairobi and other major towns in
Kenya. Located in Kenya's fertile highlands, food and water [4] are plentiful and relatively
cheap.[5]