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{{Short description|Town in Kenya}}
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[[File:Chogoria valley and climber.jpg|thumb|Looking towards the Chogoria valley from high on Nelion, Mount Kenya.]]
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'''Chogoria''' is a town located in Mwimbi Division of [[Tharaka-Nithi County]] of [[Kenya]]. It is located roughly 97 miles (about 186 km) from [[Nairobi]]. It is connected to the rest of the country by an all-weather, tarmacked road, the Meru-Nairobi highway. The closest town to Chogoria is [[Chuka, Kenya|Chuka]]. Other surrounding towns are Igoji, Nkubu, Meru and Embu. The town has an urban population of 28,415 and a rural population of 3,208.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Hub |url=https://www.opendata.go.ke/Population/Population-By-Urban-Centres-2009/wpck-rfrb) |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.opendata.go.ke |language=en}}</ref>
== Infrastructure ==
Chogoria Hospital, founded by [[Archibald Clive Irvine|Rev. Dr. Clive Irvine]] in 1922, is a primary healthcare resource for over 350,000 people in the Meru district.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Murray SA | title = Learning from primary care in developing countries. Outreach programme in Kenya was based on extensive community participation | journal = BMJ | volume = 312 | issue = 7025 | pages = 250 | date = January 1996 | pmid = 8563607 | pmc = 2350033 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.312.7025.250 }}</ref> It provides maternal and infant care, encompasses a wide network of outpatient clinics, and coordinates youth education programs.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors =  | title = Activities of the youth education programme on education for adulthood at Chogoria Hospital in Kenya | journal = African Population Newsletter | issue = 44-45 | pages = 38–41 | date = July 1983 | pmid = 12265824 | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12265824/ }}</ref>
The Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences provides primarily nursing education to over 300 students annually.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences at Chogoria |url=https://mbf.org/clive-irvine-college-of-health-sciences-at-chogoria/ |publisher=Medical Benevolence Foundation |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
Chogoria is on the widely used hiking trail towards [[Mount Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=[PHOTOS] CS Balala leads tourism partners in hiking Mt Kenya |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-05-19-photos-cs-balala-leads-tourism-partners-in-hiking-mt-kenya/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | vauthors = Tanui C |date=2022-05-15 |title=Kenya: Balala Climbs Mt Kenya in a Bid to Raise Awareness On Adventure Tourism |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202205150031.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=allAfrica.com |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Tharaka-Nithi County]]
[[Category:Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)]]