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Mountain Attractions In Central Province

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The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013. It covered an area of 13,191 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya . The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census. The provincial capital was Nyeri. Central Province was the ancestral home of the Kikuyu people.
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  • 2. Mount Kenya Mount Kenya National Park
    Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian , Nelion and Point Lenana . Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern and central provinces of Kenya, now Meru, Embu, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Isiolo counties, about 16.5 kilometres south of the equator, around 150 kilometres north-northeast of the capital Nairobi. Mount Kenya is the source of the name of the Republic of Kenya. Mount Kenya is a stratovolcano created approximately 3 million years after the opening of the East African rift. Before glaciation, it was 7,000 m high. It was covered by an ice cap for thousands of years. This has resulted in very eroded slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the centre. There are currently 11 s...
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