Kijabe

Kijabe is a town in Kenya.

Etymology

The name Kijabe likely derives from the Maasai 'Donyo Kejabe' meaning 'Gold mountain'.

Description

File:Kijabe,Kenya.young people playing soccer.jpg

It stands on the edge of the Great Rift Valley at an altitude of 2200m, some 50 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. Kijabe is located in the sub-county of Lari, Kiambu County. Kijabe had a population of 2,026 people in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-ii-distribution-of-population-by-administrative-units&wpdmdl=5728&ind=MT12f0IDWVM-a0J2dc3Xi42qelbruMwR0a7XIWb0iAwnedEVNBjd_1FEwMun_eI5 |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units

|accessdate=28 March 2020 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics| df=dmy }} Kijabe has a railway station along the Uganda Railway. The town is located between Limuru and Naivasha.

There are actually two places called Kijabe. Kijabe Town is located approximately 2 km north-west of Kijabe Mission Station. Kijabe Town is the closest settlement to the Railway Station of the same name and is a community of small land holders. Kijabe mission station is the home of Kijabe Hospital, [[CURE International|AIC-CURE International

Children's Hospital of Kenya]], Moffatt Bible College, Kijabe Youth Charity initiative, a group that helps the less privileged in the society, and Rift Valley Academy, a school for children of missionaries, expats, and Kenyan Nationals established in 1906 and Kijabe Guesthouse.

History

Kijabe is a town in the lands of the Maasai people. During British colonial times, it served a mission station. However in recent times, it has been turned into a medical community.

References

External links

http://www.kijabe.org{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
https://web.archive.org/web/20110725095331/http://www.kijabeguesthouse.org/

Category:Kiambu County

Category:Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)