Makutano is a settlement that straddles the border between Kenya's Embu County and Kirinyaga County.
The town is located at the junction where the Nairobi-Embu Road diverges from the Nairobi-Nyeri Road, approximately northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Makutano are 0ð45'24.0"S, 37ð16'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.756663; Longitude:37.278887).
At the beginning of 2016, a dual carriage highway through Makutano, referred to as the KenolâÂÂMakutanoâÂÂSaganaâÂÂMarua Highway, part of the greater Cape to Cairo Road, was considered.
The Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is located southwest of Makutano.