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== Kimende Township ==

LOCATION
Kimende Town is a small town in Kenya that is situated in the western part of Kiambu County. The town is in Lari Sub-county and is along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway (A104).

CLIMATE
The climate of the project target area is classified as warm and temperate with temperatures ranging between 12°C and 18.7°C. The average annual rainfall is about 1155.5mm with two rainy seasons; the long rains between Mid-March to May and the short rains between Mid-October to November. June and July rank as the coldest months while January-March and September-October are the hottest months.

TOPOGRAPHY
Kimende town extends the Aberdare ranges that lie at an altitude of 1,800-2,550 meters above sea level. Highly dissected ranges dominate the town. Kimende town is a steep wetland making it an important water catchment area (CIDP, 2018).

GEOLOGY
The western side of Kimende predominantly consists of unconsolidated pyroclastic rock. The eastern side consists of volcanic rocks (mainly basalts).

Social Economic Activities
Agriculture Is the main source of livelihood. The area is dominated by subsistence farming and livestock keeping.

DEMOGRAPHY
According to the 2019 population census; Kimende town had a population of 4,356 people in 2019.