Kangundo is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Kangundo is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity.
Kangundo-Tala Officially Kangundo-Tala's population is the 9th largest urban area in Kenya. Kangundo-Tala is also part of the Eastern Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Tala is part of Kangundo town council.Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency
Towns in Machakos County Town Population (2009) Rank in Kenya (Population Size) Kangundo-Tala 218,557 9Machakos 150,041 13Athi River 139,380 15 Kathiani 3,365 195Masii 2,501 211
Nairobi Metro
Machakos County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nations wealth.http://196.200.27.243:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/111/Nairobi.pdf?sequence=3http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=43&Itemid=90. The counties are: Area County Area (km2) PopulationCensus 2009 Cities/Towns/Municipalities in the Counties Core Nairobi Nairobi County 694.93,138,369 Nairobi Northern Metro Kiambu County 2,449.21,623,282 Kiambu, Thika, Limuru, Ruiru, Karuri, Kikuyu Southern Metro Kajiado County 21,292.7687,312 Kajiado, Olkejuado, Bissil, Ngong, Kitengela, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai Eastern Metro Machakos County 5,952.91,098,584 Kangundo-Tala, Machakos, Athi River Totals Nairobi Metro 30,389.76,547,547 Source: NairobiMetro/ Kenya Census
See also Tala Machakos County
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