Sagana

Sagana
Town
Nickname(s): "Thagana"
Sagana

Location of Sagana

Coordinates: 00°39′S 37°12′E / 0.650°S 37.200°E / -0.650; 37.200Coordinates: 00°39′S 37°12′E / 0.650°S 37.200°E / -0.650; 37.200
Country Kenya
County Kirinyaga
Founded 1920
Government
 • Governor Governor Ndathi
Area
 • Total 37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation 2,161 m (5,450 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 13,000
 • Density 512/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
  Estimates
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 060

Sagana is a small, vibrant, cosmopolitan and industrial town in Kirinyaga District, Central, Kenya. It is along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway, 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Its name comes from Kenya's second longest river, Sagana river which is also called Thagana. The town also inspired the famous rhumba song "Afro mtoto wa Sagana" which was composed by a man whose heart used to clutch onto the bittersweet memory of a girl (from Sagana) who got away. The town and its sorroundings has a fast growing hospitality industry along the riverline of the great River Sagana with cattages, water sports and other tourists attractions being established. Sagana also provides lush and leafy countryside life such as the fast developing blissfull and peaceful Maganjo residential area whose suburbs are lush and leafy, and provide a fealing of security and relaxation to its inhabitants as well as a breathtaking view of the sorrounding hills.

Notable Businesses


Climate

Sagana has 2 distinct rainy seasons and dry weather throughout the year. Average 30 year annual rainfall is 1,166 mm.

The warmest period is February through April with a distinct cool season between June and August, when rainfall is at a minimum. Even though there is little rain, the skies tend to be overcast much of the day during this period. A rainy period known as the “short rains” occurs between October and December. The “long rains” fall from March through May with a single-month peak of 500 mm or more in April.

Common Argynnis sagana butterfly common in this area

Temperatures

Daily average: 17 to 23°C Cool season average: 17 to 19°C Warm season average: 19 to 23°C Daily minimum: 14 to 19°C Daily maximum: 20 to 30°C

Topography

Sagana is situated at the edge of a large plain at the southern foot of Mt. Kenya. Soils were formed on volcanic rocks from Mt. Kenya — latest Pliocene to Pleistocene basalts, phonolites, and pyroclastics. In areas with free drainage conditions on moderate to steep slopes, lateritic and red to reddishbrown soils are present. some areas with black cotton soils indicate that the soils have formed under restricted drainage conditions, which are the result of low rainfall and the presence of level to moderate slopes.

History

The town is known to have started in the early 19th Century.

See also

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