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Kiambu County, Kenyai
Regional Level Types
Kiambu CountyCounty
KenyaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Thika200,000 (2013)
Kiambu21,234 (2017)
Limuru6,317 (2018)
Kikuyu3,953 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
263398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263398:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kiambu, Kenya
German:
Kiambu, Kenia
Italian:
contea di Kiambu, Kenya
Simplified Chinese:
基安布郡, 肯尼亚
Spanish:
Condado de Kiambu, Kenia
Swahili:
Kaunti ya Kiambu, Kenya
Cebuano:
Kiambu, Kenya
Dutch:
Kiambu, Kenia
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کیامبو, کنیا
Finnish:
Kiambun piirikunta, Kenia
Japanese:
キアンブ , ケニア
Korean:
키암부 현, 케냐
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kiambu Kūn, Kenya
Norwegian:
Kiambu fylke, Kenya
Swedish:
Kiambu, Kenya
Urdu:
کیامبو کاؤنٹی, کینیا
Vietnamese:
Kiambu, Kenya


One of the 47 counties of Kenya. This county was part of the former Central province.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiambu_County
Wikidata ID:Q2575594
GeoNames ID:192709

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