Tetu, Kenya

Tetu, Kenya

Tetu is an administrative division in Nyeri District, Central Province, Kenya. It is located west of adjacent Nyeri town, the provincial capital. Tetu is also name for a local electoral constituency. Tetu division has a total population of 80,100 and a population density 378 of per km² [http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls] .Tetu is predominantly a rural division without any major central township.

Two of the most famous Kenyans come from Tetu: rebel leader Dedan Kimathi and Nobel peace prize laureate Wangari Maathai.


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