Thika

Thika
Thika
Administration
Pays Drapeau du Kenya Kenya
District Thika
Province Province centrale
Géographie
Coordonnées 1° 03′ 00″ Sud
       37° 05′ 00″ Est
/ -1.05, 37.083333
Démographie
Population 83 000 hab.
Localisation
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Thika

Thika est une ville de la province centrale du Kenya.

Développée autour d'un marché, elle est située à 40 km au nord-est de Nairobi, sur la rivière du même nom.

Le parc national Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park s’étend au sud-est de Thika.

Flame Trees of Thika est un livre écrit par Elspeth Huxley, qui fut ensuite adapté à la télévision par la BBC, qui décrit la vie de colons britanniques sous le roi Édouard.

Le constructeur automobile japonais Nissan y dispose d'une usine d'assemblage de fourgonnettes Urvan.


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