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Lang'ata

Coordinates: 01°21′58″S 36°44′17″E / 1.36611°S 36.73806°E / -1.36611; 36.73806
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Lang'ata
Langata
Lang'ata is located in Kenya
Lang'ata
Lang'ata
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 01°21′58″S 36°44′17″E / 1.36611°S 36.73806°E / -1.36611; 36.73806
Country Kenya
CountyNairobi County
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Lang'ata is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonka, Madaraka Estate, Kutch Prant, Rubia and many others. These developments are primarily maisonettes or apartment blocks.

Location

Lang'ata lies southwest of the city's central business district, east of Karen, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, from the centre of Nairobi.[1] The coordinates of Lang'ata are:1°21'58.0"S, 36°44'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.366111; Longitude:36.738056).[2]

Overview

Lang'ata has several attractions such as the Giraffe Centre,[3] the Uhuru (freedom) gardens, and a tourist village Bomas of Kenya. Lang'ata also has the Carnivore Restaurant and adjoining Carnivore grounds, where many concerts are hosted. Wilson Airport, the largest private airport in Kenya, can also be found in Lang'ata.

Lang'ata is also name of the Langata Constituency, which covers affluent estates Karen and Lang'ata, but numerically most its voters come from Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya. Langata Constituency has now been subdivided to two constituencies; namely Langata and Kibera Constituencies.

Education

References

  1. ^ "Travel Distance Between Nairobi Central Business District And Lang'ata With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Google, . "Location of Lang'ata At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 February 2015. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help); |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ BB, . (10 July 2014). "Fantastic Photos of The Giraffe Centre In Langata, Kenya". Boomsbeat.com (BB). Retrieved 3 February 2015. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help)
  4. ^ "NAIROBI JAPANESE SCHOOL." (map to the Nairobi Japanese School) (Archive) Rosslyn Academy. Retrieved on 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ Google, . "Location of the Main Campus of Catholic University of Eastern Africa At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 February 2015. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help); |last= has generic name (help)

Further reading

01°21′58″S 36°44′17″E / 1.36611°S 36.73806°E / -1.36611; 36.73806

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