Konza, Kenya

Konza, Kenya

Konza is a small town in Machakos District, Eastern Province, Kenya. It is located 160 kilometres south of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Machakos town, the district capital, is located 35 kilometres northeast of Konza.

Konza is located in Kimutwa location of Central division of Machakos District [ [http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/download.php?nfl=2003-2006-Machakos%20town.pdf Machakos town constituency: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)] ] [Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya): [http://www.worldbank.org/research/povertymaps/kenya/volume_index.htm Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya] ] . Konza is part of Machakos municipality and Machakos Town Constituency [Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf "Registration centres by electoral area and constituency"] ] .

Transport

Konza is a junction on the Kenyan Railway network. Konza is located along Mombasa - Nairobi railway, and branch line to Magadi diverts at Konza.

See also

* Transport in Kenya

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KE/8/Konza.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 1583m (Red dots are railways)]


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