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Embu County is a county in the Mt Kenya region in Kenya. [2] As of 2024 its estimated population is 608,599. [3] The county borders Kirinyaga to the west, Kitui to the east, Tharaka Nithi to the north and Machakos to the south. The county occupies an area of 2,821 km 2. [4] The county is home to the Aembu and Mbeere. Its Capital and Largest ...
Municipality in Eastern, Kenya Embu Municipality Embu Location in Kenya Coordinates: Country Kenya Region Eastern County Embu County Government • Type Municipal Board • Chairperson Ken Mwige Area • Municipality 100 km 2 (40 sq mi) Elevation 1,350 m (4,429 ft) Population (2019) • Density 649.79/km 2 (1,682.9/sq mi) • Urban 64,979 • Metro 608,000 Demonym Muembu Time zone UTC+3 (EAT ...
The Embu or Aembu (sometimes called Waembu) are a Bantu people indigenous to Embu county. The region is situated on the southern slopes of the former Eastern province. The Embu belong to the northeastern Bantu branch and speak the Embu language known as Kiembu as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family.
Runyenjes is the second largest town in Embu County, Kenya.It is located about 150 km from Nairobi, and 75 km from Mount Kenya, at an altitude of 1500m.The population is estimated at 58,000 people, the majority of which are the Embu People who speak Kiembu, a Bantu language, as well as Kiswahili and English, the two official languages in Kenya.
It is one of four constituencies of Embu County and it was established for the 1997 elections. According to the 2019 population census, Manyatta has a total population of 206,678 people. The constituency houses most of administrative offices and headquarters including the county governor's residence and the former Eastern Province headquarters.
The district was split from Embu District in 1996. In 2010, it was merged into Embu County. The natives here, the Mbeere people, speak the Kimbeere language. There is also a large chunk of peoples from the Akamba community mainly concentrated in the southern parts of the former district.
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It has been known as a place of Mûnyû (salt) for hundreds of years in Embu land, since the founding of the Embu Community. [1]According to Mbeere Historical Texts written in 2005 by Kenyan historian and author Mwaniki Kabeca (10 August 1944 – 13 March 2023), Gogo is where Mwenendega, the founder of Embu tribe, met his wife Nthara.