Kanja

Kanja
Kanja Location of Kanja
Coordinates: 0°23′S 37°32′E / 0.38°S 37.53°E / -0.38; 37.53Coordinates: 0°23′S 37°32′E / 0.38°S 37.53°E / -0.38; 37.53
Country	Kenya
Province	Eastern Province
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

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

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]

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