9-651: Makindu is a town in Makueni County , Kenya . The town is located on the Nairobi - Mombasa Highway, in Makueni County , in southeastern Kenya on the map, close to the International border with the Tanzania . This location lies approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi), by road, southeast of Machakos , where the provincial headquarters are located. Makindu lies approximately 356 kilometres (221 mi), by road, northwest of
18-415: Is a total of 156 health facilities, 726 hospital beds and 1261 cots in the county. County has 815 health personnel of different cadre. HIV prevalence rate is 5.1% in 2017. There is one air strip and 8 railway lines with total coverage of 140 km. The county is covered by 7670 km of road network. Of this 6,776 km is covered by earth surface, 706 km is murram surface and 188 km of surface
27-656: Is the first and former Governor after being elected in 2013 and 2017 general elections. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr is the current Governor and has been senator since 2013. Rose Museo Mumo is the first elected women representative and was re-elected in 2017 general elections. For Makueni County, the County Executive Committee comprises:- There are 78 ECD centres 997 primary schools and 375 secondary schools. The county has also 3 teachers training colleges, 37 Youth Polytechnics, 231 adult training institutions, 2 technical training institutions, 3 university campuses. There
36-861: The East, Taita Taveta County to the South and Kajiado County to the West and covers an area of 8,008.9 km . The county has a number of prominent features in including volcanic Chyullu hills which lie along the South West border of the county Mbooni hills in Mbooni sub county and Kilungu and Iuani hills in Kaiti sub county, Makongo forest and scenic view, Makuli forest and Nzaui hill. The county experience semi-arid climatic conditions with an average temperature range between 15C – 26C and Annual rainfall ranges between 250mm to 400mm per annum on
45-509: The coastal city of Mombasa . The geographic coordinates of Makindu are: 2° 16' 30.00"S, 37° 49' 12.00"E (Latitude: -2.275000; 37.820000). The settlement was established in the early 20th century, as a base for railway construction workers on the Mombasa - Kampala railway project. The Sikh Temple in Makindu that was built at that time, still bears reminiscence to the railway building days. The temple
54-530: The county. Emali town which is an important market and stop over for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), is another major town in the county. It is multicultural and adds diversity to Makueni County. The county had a population of 987,653 in the 2019 census. The county lies between Latitude 1° 35' and 2° 59' South and Longitude 37° 10' and 38° 30' East. It borders Machakos County to the North, Kitui County to
63-606: The lower regions of the county and the higher region receives rainfall ranging from 800mm to 900mm. The county has a total population of 987,653 of which 497,942 females and 20 intersex persons. There are 77,495 household with an average household size of 5.8 persons per household and a population density 6 people per square kilometre. Religion in Makueni County There are 6 sub counties, 16 divisions, 63 locations and 127 sub-locations. It has 6 constituencies and 30 county assembly wards and 60 sub-wards. Kivutha Kibwana
72-447: The “long rains” in March and April, and the “short rains” centred on November and December. The current population of the town of Makindu is not publicly known. Makindu or its environs, is the location of the following points of interest: Makueni County Makueni County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya . Its capital town is Wote . It's the largest town in
81-428: Was a place of worship and social centre for many of the workers from India . The temple is well preserved and is managed as a free lodge for any traveller who knocks on its doors. Makindu is also served by Makindu Airport . Makindu has an altitude-moderated hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ) with very warm to hot afternoons and pleasant mornings throughout the year. Like most of Kenya, there are two rainy seasons:
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