Karatina

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Karatina is a town in Nyeri District, Central Province, Kenya. It hosts a municipal council and headquarters of Mathira administrative division. Karatina municipality has a total population of 6,852, all of them are classified as urban (1999 census ^[1]). Karatina municipality has six electoral wards, all of them fall under Mathira constituency. Remaining five wards of Mathira constituency represent Nyeri County Council ^[2].

Karatina is on the Nairobi - Nyeri highway, 20 kilometres south-east of Nyeri town and south of Mount Kenya. Karatina has an elevation of 1868 metres. Karatina is famous for its fresh fruits and vegetable market which operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with Saturdays being the busiest day.

There is are two major hospital, The government funded Karatina General Hospital and Jamii Hospital, while Tumu Tumu Mission Hospital is within reasonable distance.

[edit] Schools

Kiamwangi Primary School, Kiarithaini Primary School, D.E.B. Primary School, Tumu Tumu Girls' High School, Tumutumu School for the Deaf, Karatina Secondary School, Pan African Girls' School, Mathaithi Secondary School, Kirimara Secondary School, Moi University Mount Kenya campus, Future Leaders Academy.