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  2. Lavington, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Lavington, Nairobi. /  1.28056°S 36.76944°E  / -1.28056; 36.76944. Lavington along James Gichuru Road. Lavington is a residential suburb of Nairobi. Located within the sub-county of Westlands, it is approximately 5.5 km (3.4 mi) northwest of the central business district. It is a neighbourhood that hosts the upper middle class to upper ...

  3. Mukuru slums - Wikipedia

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    Mukuru slums. /  1.31833°S 36.87250°E  / -1.31833; 36.87250. Mukuru is a collection of slums in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi. It stretches along the Nairobi – Ngong River, situated on waste lands in the ...

  4. Eldoret - Wikipedia

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    As per the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Eldoret is the fifth most populated urban area in the country after Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru and Ruiru. Lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) at the airport to more than 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in nearby areas.

  5. South B - Wikipedia

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    South B is the name of a Division of the sub-county of Starehe in Nairobi, Kenya and the name of a "sub-location" of Mukuru Nyayo within the Division. The 2019 Kenya Census gives a population of 102,441 for South B Division and 34,216 for the sub-location. [1] South B is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of Nairobi Central Business ...

  6. Ngong, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    00208. Climate. Cfb. Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County, located in the southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u" meaning both "the 'eye'" and " eye of water " or thus spring of water. The original place name is ɛnkɔŋʉ́ ...

  7. Westlands, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Westlands is a residential district in Nairobi which houses a sizable population of upper middle class and wealthy Kenyans During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district , more businesses have relocated to Westlands and Upper Hill , where land and office space ...

  8. Juja - Wikipedia

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    The town is located about 30 kilometers North of Nairobi between Thika and Ruiru towns. The Nairobi Business Park is found in the environs of this town. One should keep in mind that Juja is under the Nairobi Metropolitan Authority as envisaged in the Vision 2030 of Kenya. It has a population of 156,041, according to the 2019 census.

  9. Somalis in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Somalis in Kenya are citizens and residents of Kenya who are of Somali ethnic descent. They have historically inhabited the North Eastern Province, previously called the Northern Frontier District, which was carved out of the Jubaland region of present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period. Following the civil war in Somalia that ...