Kijabe is a town in

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Etymology

The name Kijabe likely derives from the Maasai 'Donyo Kejabe' meaning 'Gold mountain'.as many would think,kijabe was never discovered by white people

Description

It stands on the edge of the

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at an altitude of 2200m, some 50 kilometres north-west of

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

. Kijabe is located in the sub-county of Lari,

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. Kijabe has a population 2,026 in 2019. Kijabe has a railway station along the

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. The town is located between

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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

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is the home of Kijabe Hospital, 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 established in 1906 and Kijabe Guesthouse.

History

Kijabe is a town in the lands of the Maasai peoples. During British colonial times, it served a

. However in recent times, it has been turned into a medical community.

References

External links

*http://www.kijabe.org *https://web.archive.org/web/20110725095331/http://www.kijabeguesthouse.org/ Kiambu County Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) {{CentralKE-geo-stub