Limuru is a town located about 30 miles from Nairobi and is in central Kenya. Limuru serves as the capital of Kiambu west district which is part of the larger Kiambu District. In addition, it is also the name of the Limuru parliamentary constituency.

Limuru is mostly known For the Bata shoe factory but mostly the people of Limuru are mostly farmers. Tea and horticulture farming is very prominent in the area. Early in the British colonial period (from the 1890s) Europeans settled in the area due to its proximity to Nairobi, the railway, its fertile land and pleasant weather.

The native language of most people in Limuru is Kikuyu, with Swahili and English widely spoken.

Most of the area of Limuru is now what was previously known as “the white highlands”, a rich agricultural land just south of the equator. The term “white highlands” derived from the British and other Europeans who realised the productive potential of this area and settled in large numbers with the support of the colonial government, establishing coffee and tea plantations, cereal farms and ranches. Altitude of the town is about 3000 meters. Limuru has a temperature of 28 °C (75 °F) year round.