Kerugoya is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Kirinyaga District of Central Province. Kerugoya is located 10 kilometres east of Karatina and 40 kilometres west of Embu.
Kerugoya forms a local authority together with another township, Kutus. It is known as Kerugoya/Kutus municipality. The municipality has a population of 39,441, of whom 14,056 are classified urban (1999 census [1]). The municipality has six wards: Kerugoya Central, Kerugoya North, Kerugoya South, Kutus South, Kutus Central and Nduini. Most of these wards belong to Kerugoya/Kutus Constituency [2]. Kerugoya is also headquarters of Central division of Kirinyaga District.
A famous deaf school Kerugoya School for the Deaf is based in Kerugoya Town.
References
- ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: Population of local authorities
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency
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