Map of Kenol, Kenya

Kenol is a city in Murang'A, Kenya, with a population of about 44,086. It lies at 0.9373°S, 37.1228°E. Kenol is about 51 km (32 mi) northeast of Nairobi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Thika, 12 km to the southwest.

Kenol at a glance

Where is Kenol?

• The 2nd largest city in Murang'A on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Close to the equator, so day length stays near 12 hours all year.

Cities near Kenol

• Thika — 12 km southwest
• Juja — 22 km southwest
• Murang’a — 24 km north
• Karuri — 27 km north
• Ruiru — 29 km southwest
• Wanguru — 38 km northeast
• Githunguri — 41 km west
• Kiambu — 41 km southwest
• Nairobi — 51 km southwest
• Mlolongo — 55 km south

Largest cities in Murang'A

• Karuri — 194,342
• Murang’a — 43,314

Largest cities in Kenya

• Nairobi — 4,397,073
• Kakamega — 1,867,579
• Mombasa — 1,208,333
• Nakuru — 570,674
• Ruiru — 490,120
• Eldoret — 475,716
• Kisumu — 397,957
• Kikuyu — 323,881
• Thika — 251,407
• Naivasha — 198,444

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.