Kangundo
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{{EngvarB|date=July 2016}}
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|subdivision_name1 = Machakos County
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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
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Town || Population (2009)|| Rank in Kenya (Population Size) | ||
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Kangundo-Tala | 218,557 | 9 |
Machakos | 150,041 | 13 |
Athi River | 139,380 | 15 |
Kathiani | 3,365 | 195 |
Masii | 2,501 | 211 |
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:
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Area || County || Area (km2) || Population Census 2009 || Cities/Towns/Municipalities in the Counties | ||||
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Core Nairobi | Nairobi County | align="right"|694.9 | align="right"|3,138,369 | Nairobi |
Northern Metro | Kiambu County | align="right"|2,449.2 | align="right"|1,623,282 | Kiambu, Thika, Limuru, Ruiru, Karuri, Kikuyu |
Southern Metro | Kajiado County | align="right"|21,292.7 | align="right"|687,312 | Kajiado, Olkejuado, Bissil, Ngong, Kitengela, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai |
Eastern Metro | Machakos County | align="right"|5,952.9 | align="right"|1,098,584 | Kangundo-Tala, Machakos, Athi River |
Totals | Nairobi Metro | align="right"|30,389.7 | align="right"|6,547,547 |
See also
References
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Category:Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)
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