Kanja

Kanja is a small settlement in Embu County in Kenya's Eastern Province, at about 1,785 metres above sea level.[1]

Kanja
Kanja
Location of Kanja
Coordinates: 0.38°S 37.53°E / -0.38; 37.53
CountryKenya
ProvinceEastern Province
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

It falls under the Runyenjes Constituency,[2] one of four electoral constituencies in Embu County, and specifically in the ward Kagaari North.[3] Kagaari North had 12,893 registered voters in September 2005.[4]The area is prone to mosquitoes and Accu weather sometimes issues warnings for "high mosquito activity" in the area.[5]

Coffee Factories

The Kanja Coffee Factory is located in the area. Having started operation in 1979, this is where the coffee beans from hundreds of contributing farmers - currently around 1 100 of them from the surrounding villages of Kanja, Mbogori and Irangi - are processed. Each of these small-scale farmers owns an average of 130-200 coffee trees. The Kanja Coffee Factory receives assistance from the Coffee Management Services group, who hosts training and education programs for small-holder farmers in the area, to ensure sustained industry growth.[6]

The Kirimiri Coffee Factory was built in the early 1980s and also has hundreds of contributing farmers from the area, each owning an average of 2 hectares of land and 250 coffee trees. Farmers receive yearly training from the factory manager. The factory uses water from the Kirimiri stream.[7]

Schools

Ack Kanja Primary School is a public primary school, located within Kanja. Postal address: P.O. Box 83 – 60118 Kanja, Kenya.[2]

References
  1. "Kanja Sub-Location administrative division, Eastern, Kenya". ke.geoview.info.
  2. Gachie, Laban (November 11, 2017). "Ack Kanja Primary School, Kanja Location, Contacts, Postal Address".
  3. embu-admin. "homepage". Embu County Government. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. "Constituencies". www.ngcdf.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  6. "Kanja AB".
  7. "Cafe Imports". www.cafeimports.com.
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