Karatina

Karatina is a metropolis in Nyeri County, Kenya. It hosts a municipal council and the headquarters of Mathira East district. Karatina municipality has a total populace of 6,852, all categorized as urban. It has six electoral wards, all inside the Mathira Constituency; the last 5 wards of Mathira constituency represent Nyeri County Council. Karatina is on the Nairobi Nyeri dual carriageway, 20 kilometres southeast of Nyeri metropolis and south of Mount Kenya. It is at an elevation of one,868 metres. During World War II a dried vegetable manufacturing unit become built in Karatina, providing the humans with dried end result.

There are main hospitals in Karatina, the authorities-funded Karatina General Hospital and the non-public Jamii Hospital. In addition, PCEA TumuTumu Hospital is a few miles west of Karatina. Karatina city hosts the most important outdoors market in Kenya and the People residing in Karatina are known to be very active with maximum financial operations beginning at 4am inside the morning and ending at 10pm. More than ninety% are Kikuyus which shape the largest tribe in Kenya. There are many auxiliary offerings and the town is wealthy in agricultural products are well. There is an excellent mix of urban and rural lifestyles.