Kangundo

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|subdivision_name1 = Machakos County

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|population_as_of = 2009

|population_urban = 218,557

|population = 218,557{{cite web |url=https://www.opendata.go.ke/Population/2009-Census-Vol-1-Table-3-Rural-and-Urban-Populati/e7c7-w67t/1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729203228/https://www.opendata.go.ke/Population/2009-Census-Vol-1-Table-3-Rural-and-Urban-Populati/e7c7-w67t/1 |archive-date=29 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

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Kangundo is a town in

Machakos County, Kenya. Kangundo is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity.

Kangundo-Tala

Officially Kangundo-Tala's population is the 9th largest urban area in Kenya. Kangundo-Tala is also part of the Eastern Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Tala is part of Kangundo town council.Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf Registration centres by electoral area and constituency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628084749/http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf |date=28 June 2007 }}

Towns in Machakos County

class="sortable wikitable"
Town || Population (2009)|| Rank in Kenya (Population Size)
Kangundo-Tala218,5579
Machakos150,04113
Athi River139,38015
Kathiani3,365195
Masii2,501211
{{smaller|* 2009 census. Source:}}

Nairobi Metro

File:Machakos County in Nairobi Metro.png

Machakos County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nations wealth.http://196.200.27.243:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/111/Nairobi.pdf?sequence=3{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=43&Itemid=90{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. The counties are:

class="sortable wikitable"
Area || County || Area (km2) || Population
Census 2009 || Cities/Towns/Municipalities in the Counties
Core NairobiNairobi Countyalign="right"|694.9align="right"|3,138,369Nairobi
Northern MetroKiambu Countyalign="right"|2,449.2align="right"|1,623,282Kiambu, Thika, Limuru, Ruiru, Karuri, Kikuyu
Southern MetroKajiado Countyalign="right"|21,292.7align="right"|687,312Kajiado, Olkejuado, Bissil, Ngong, Kitengela, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai
Eastern MetroMachakos Countyalign="right"|5,952.9align="right"|1,098,584Kangundo-Tala, Machakos, Athi River
TotalsNairobi Metroalign="right"|30,389.7align="right"|6,547,547
Source: NairobiMetro/ [https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009/ Kenya Census]

See also

References

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Category:Machakos County

Category:Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)

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