Kamacharia
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Kamacharia is a small Kikuyu village in Kenya
. Coffee
growing is the principal economic activity. Administratively, Kamacharia is a location
in the Mathioya division of Muranga District
. It is now in Mathioya district. Gathunya location has been hived from Kamacharia location.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
growing is the principal economic activity. Administratively, Kamacharia is a location
Locations of Kenya
||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is...
in the Mathioya division of Muranga District
Muranga District
Murang'a is one of the districts of Kenya's Central Province. Its capital town is also now named Murang'a but was called Fort Hall in colonial times . It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Kikuyu, the largest community in Kenya. The district has a population of 942,581...
. It is now in Mathioya district. Gathunya location has been hived from Kamacharia location.
Sources
- The Epoch Times, July 4-10, 2007 page 4