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Makutano, Kirinyaga, Kenya

Makutano
Makutano is located in Kenya
Makutano
Makutano
Location of Makutano
Coordinates: 0°45′24″S 37°16′44″E / 0.756663°S 37.278887°E / -0.756663; 37.278887Coordinates: 0°45′24″S 37°16′44″E / 0.756663°S 37.278887°E / -0.756663; 37.278887
Country Kenya
County Kirinyaga County
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Makutano is a settlement in Kenya's Kirinyaga County.

The town is located where the Nairobi-Embu Road splits from the Nairobi-Nyeri Road, approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi), northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Makutano are: 0°45'24.0"S, 37°16'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.756663; Longitude:37.278887).

At the beginning of 2016, a dual carriage highway through Makutano, referred to as the Kenol–Makutano–Sagana–Marua Highway, part of the greater Cape to Cairo Road, was considered.

The 20 MW (27,000 hp) Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Makutano.


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